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A sugar cookie is a sugar cookie is a... well, not necessarily! To me, the perfect sugar cookie has crispy edges with a chewy center. It needs to have just the right balance of butter flavor and vanilla custard. The extra sugar coating adds that perfect crunchy texture on your tongue. I have never been impressed with commercially packaged sugar cookies. There used to be a cookie franchise business that was located in two of our local malls. But they closed down during the Atkins No-Carb craze. Every so often, I would buy one of their freshly baked sugar cookies and I missed those.
I haven't made cookies in a long time, and I thought I'd treat my family to a lunchbox treat.
I caught a video of one of my favorite TV…
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