These easy-to-make, old-fashioned sugar cookies simply melt in your mouth! I've passed this recipe around to many friends. After I gave it to my sister, she entered the cookies in a local fair and won best of show.
Author: Sylvia Ford
Ingredients: 1cupbutter, softened 1cupvegetable oil 1cupsugar 1cupconfectioners' sugar 2largeeggs, at room temperature 1teaspoonvanilla extract 4 1/2cupsflour 1teaspoonbaking soda 1teaspooncream of tartar
Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, beat the butter, oil and sugars. Beat in eggs until well blended. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; gradually add to creamed mixture.
2) Drop by small teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.