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Butter Meltaways Recipe

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Beech Grove, Indiana field editor Sue Call suggests, "Add variety to this recipe by substituting lemon flavoring for the vanilla plus a teaspoon of lemon peel."

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Butter Meltaways Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 15 min./batch + cooling

Yield: 24 Servings

15 15 30

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup canola oil
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
Additional sugar

Directions

In a bowl, cream butter, oil and sugars. Add egg and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Chill for several hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 350°. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a fork dipped in flour; sprinkle with sugar. Bake 13-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks. Yield: about 4 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 146 calories, 9 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 19 mg cholesterol, 68 mg sodium, 16 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Butter Meltaways in Taste of Home August/September 1999, p67

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Reviewed on Jun. 14, 2012 by gwashington1961

A fantastic, simple recipe - yielding 48 cookies/24 servings. The basic flavor is easy to do - switching the xtracts and using grated lemon peel. Etc.!

Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2011 by orthoRN

I have been making these cookies for years, and everyone loves them.

Reviewed on Jun. 07, 2011 by Shaye.Shaye

These cookies are execellent, my friends and co-workers love them. I make them all the time.