“Easy to make and no fuss with rolling them out, plus they have that delightful melt-in-your-mouth texture.” - by WHTETAIL
Ingredients
Adjust Servings
Original recipe yields 3 dozen
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets.
- Cream butter or margarine, shortening, white sugar and confectioners' sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and the vanilla.
- Sift the flour, baking soda, salt and cream of tartar together. Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture and blend.
- Shape dough into walnut-sized balls and place on the prepared baking sheets. Dip a glass in white sugar and press balls flat. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.
Nutrition
Amount Per Serving (18 total)
- Calories
- 192 cal
- 10%
- Fat
- 11.2 g
- 17%
- Carbs
- 20.9 g
- 7%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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"Excellent recipe!!! Everyone loves these cookies. I did omit the cream of tatar, simply because I didn't have any. I have tried this recipe with both butter and margarine, and butter makes a much t..." See moreastier cookie. :-) Thanks, Jan!!!"
BARB72
"I was looking for a recipe to mess with to make a peppermint cookie, and this was a winner. I omitted the vanilla and cream of tartar and added 1/4 c. finely crushed candy canes (down to pretty much a..." See more powder) and 2 1/2 t. peppermint extract. Then I rolled them in more crushed candy canes and sugar (probably about 1/3 c. and 1/8 c., respectively), and did not flatten them. They turned out extremely well and have become my favorite Christmas cookie this year!"
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