Sugar Cookie Recipes

Prep Time: about 30 minutes

Cook Time: 6-10 minutes

Total Time: 2 hours

Yield: 5 or 6 dozen

Ingredients:

• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup margarine or butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 eggs
• 4 cups flour
• 1 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp vanilla

Steps:

1. Mix in order listed. incorporating each ingredient as you go. When thoroughly mixed, chill the dough for about an hour.
2. Roll chilled dough into balls about the size of a walnut. Place on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.
3. Flatten with a fork dipped in sugar. You can use colored sugar for this step. You may exchange the fork for another tool. In the original recipe, it called for the bottom of a glass since years ago the glasses had a pretty design. I choose to use my meat tenderizer hammer. See photo.

 
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4. Bake at 350º F for 6-10 minutes.