Butter Meltaways
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 15 min./batch + cooling
YIELD: about 4 dozen.
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."
Ingredients
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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1/2 cup canola oil
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1/2 cup sugar
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1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
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1 egg
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
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Additional sugar
Directions
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1.
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.
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2.
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.
Nutrition Facts
2 each: 146 calories, 9g fat (3g saturated fat), 19mg cholesterol, 68mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.
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