Sugar Gems
Sugar Gems is a cookie recipe built around oil, eggs and vanilla. Plan on 24 Cookies and about 29 minutes.
- Yield 24 Cookies
- Ready in 29 minutes
- Prep 15 minutes
- Cook 14 minutes
Ingredients
Cream together
- 1 cup ( 114 g ) powdered sugar
- 1 cup ( 212 g ) sugar
- 1 cup oil
- 1 cup ( 227 g ) butter , softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Add
- 5 cups ( 710 g ) flour
- 1 teaspoon cream of tarter
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Frosting
- 2-2 ½ cups ( 228 to 285 g ) powdered sugar
- ½ cup oil
- 2 teaspoons almond, vanilla, or coconut flavoring , (I used coconut flavoring and it was delicious)
- 3-4 tablespoons milk
- Coloring if wanted
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients well. Roll into golf size balls and place on cookie sheets. Flatten with bottom of glass dipped in sugar. Bake at 350 for 12-14 minutes. Cool and frost with sugar gem frosting.
- For the frosting, mix well and add a little more milk or powdered sugar to get the right consistency.
Cool the cookies on the sheet for a few minutes, then move them to a rack.
