Ingredients
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup melted butter
2 eggs beaten
1 tsp vanila
2 cup sifted flour
1 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
Directions
Blend sugar and shortening welll. Stir in beaten eggs and vanila.
Sift and mix dry ingredients and add to butter mixture, blending
well. Chill. Turn on to lightly blouredboard and roll to 1/8 inch
thickness. Cut with floured cutters.
Before baking, I sprinkle colored sugar on to the cookies. It sticks
and then there's no need for frosting, unless you would rather have
it.
On greased cookie sheets, bake in dg.375 oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
From : Fred Mueller 12-06-92
MM by Cathy Svitek
Servings: 2 servings
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