She could bake. Amazingly. Her pound cake was to-die-for. Her brownies: delectable. But the most tasty were her sugar cookies. They were the old-fashioned kind. The kind Grandma gives you, along with a glass of milk, when you go to her house. So when we moved, my mom asked her for the recipe {along with many other recipes}. They've kinda become a Christmas tradition.
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OLD FASHIONED SUGAR COOKIES
1 cup butter (softened)
1 cup sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
2 eggs (beaten)
1 cup Crisco oil
1 tsp vanilla
4 cups and 4 heaping tablespoons plain flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp salt
Cream butter and sugars, add eggs and salt. Beat well. Add oil and vanilla. Sift three dry ingredients together and add. Beat well. Makes a soft dough. Drop teaspoon full on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten with smooth-bottomed glass dipped in sugar. (Rub a tiny bit of oil on glass bottom first, dipping in sugar so it will stick.) Dip in sugar before every every cookie. Press flat just enough to sugar the cookie. (Oil the teaspoon that you dip with and the one you use to push the dough off the spoon.)
Bake 8-10 minutes at 350 degrees until light brown. Remove from cookie sheet immediately and spread to cool.
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My dad *mysteriously* took my camera to work {I was told not ask much about since Christmas is tomorrow} and I was forced to use my momma's. her camera was being all silly and made the pictures turn out all shiny-looking. I promise my photos aren't always that horrendous. Better ones will come soon...
Love and Joy,
Emma
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