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Ingredients
| all-purpose flour (sifted): 2 cups |
| cream of tartar: 1 tsp |
| baking soda: 1/2 tsp |
| salt: 1/2 tsp |
| granulated sugar: 3/4 cup |
| vegetable oil: 1/2 cup |
| eggs: 2 |
| vanilla extract: 1 tsp |
Aunt Nelda's Sugar Cookies
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Prep Time
20 min -
Cook Time
10 min -
Servings
24 serving(s)
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- Measure 3/4 cup sugar into a large bowl.
- Add oil and stir until well blended.
- Break eggs into small bowl and beat well with egg beater.
- Stir, with vanilla flavoring, into shortening mixture.
- Measure sifted flour, cream of tartar, soda and salt into a flour sifter; sift into a medium bowl.
- Gradually add flour mixture to shortening mixture, beating with a spoon after each addition.
- Chill bowl of cookie dough overnight, or until dough can be easily handled.
- Drop dough by FULL teaspoonsful onto greased cookie sheets.
- Sprinkle with granulated sugar (Omit sugar if cookies will be frosted).
- Flatten slightly with the bottom of a glass.
- Bake in 350 degree F oven 10-12 minutes or until done.
- Remove from oven and with broad spatula and slide at once onto rack to cool.
- NOTE: For cut-out cookies, roll to 1/8” thickness on lightly-floured board.
- Cookies will be harder than the drop cookies--use flour sparingly.
- This dough may also be rolled, chilled, and sliced like refrigerator cookies.