Amish Sugar Cookies
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These easy-to-make cookies simply melt in your mouth! I've passed the recipe around to many friends. After I gave the recipe to my sister, she entered the cookies in a local fair and won the "best of show" prize!
SERVINGS: 30
CATEGORY: Dessert

METHOD: Baked
TIME: Prep: 10 min. Bake: 10 min./batch
Ingredients:
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
Directions:
In large mixing bowl, beat the butter, oil and sugars. Beat in eggs until well blended. Beat in vanilla.
In separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; add to creamed mixture, mixing well.
Drop by small teaspoonfuls on ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes. Yield: about 5 dozen cookies.