I remember when my Grandmother Clark (I called her Mommy) baked big, soft sugar cookies. A trip to her house almost always meant a treat from her cookie jar. Sometimes she made oatmeal cookies, but often her cookie jar was filled with soft, delicious sugar cookies. She lived in a time of few conveniences, but she still managed to find time to keep that cookie jar filled.
I don’t get cookies like Mommy’s too often any more, but this recipe reminds me so much of hers. She made hers plain with no icing, but I have added icing and sprinkles on these for my Grandson. There are many cookies he is unable to eat because of his nut allergy. I omitted the almond extract in these to make them suitable for him. He thought they were wonderful. Like me, he’s a fan of soft cookies, and I hope some day he’ll have good memories of Grams and her sugar cookies.
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