Amish Sugar Cookies

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

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Yield: 5 dozen
Serving size: 5
Calories per serving: 1,332

Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream 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.

Source: tasteofhome.com