Crisco Ultimate Sugar Cookies

Instructions

1. Combine sugar and shortening in large bowl and beat at medium speed until blended.
2. Add Eggs, Syrup, and Vanilla and beat until well blended and fluffy.
3. Combine 3 cups of flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and add slowly to creamed mixture until well blended.
4. Divide dough into four quarters, wrap each one in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
5. Heat oven to 375F
6. Lightly dust flour on a sheet of wax paper. Unwrap and place one of the quarters of dough on the paper and flatten slightly with hands.
7. Turn dough over, over with another sheet of wax paper and flatten with a rolling pin until 1/4in thick.
8. Cut cookies with floured cutter and transfer cookies to ungreased baking sheet, placing them 2in apart.
9. Sprinkle with granulated sugar.
10. Bake for 5-9 minutes depending on cutout size.
11. Cool for 2 minutes on baking sheet before transferring to cooling rack to cool completely