Stifflemire's Melt In Your Mouth Sugar Cookies: something like a pecan sandy, only without the pecans and with a little more delicate crumble.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time20 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cookies
Servings: 4-5 dozen
Calories: 436kcal
Ingredients
1cupsolid vegetable shorteningsuch as Crisco
1cupvegetable oil
1cuppowdered sugar
1cupsugar
2eggs
1teaspoonvanillaI use 1.5 teaspoons, I like vanilla
1teaspooncream of tartar
1teaspoonbaking soda
1teaspoonsalt
4cupsall purpose flour
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375.
In large mixing bowl place shortening, oil, sugars, vanilla, and eggs. Beat with an electric mixer until well combined. Add all dry ingredients and beat again until very well blended and a dough is formed.
Roll dough into 1 inch balls or use a cookie dough scoop. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet.
Using a glass with a flat bottom, dip the glass into a little bit of granulated sugar and then lightly press down the top of each cookie (dipping in sugar again before each one) to flatten the tops a bit.
Bake for ten minutes, or until very lightly browned around the bottom edges.