Betty's Sugar Cookies recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 cup shortening ½ cup white sugar ½ cup brown sugar 2 eggs 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt ¼ cup colored sugar for decoration
Nutrition Info
- 80.3 caloriescarbohydrate: 9.1 gcholesterol: 7.8 mgfat: 4.5 gfiber: 0.2 gprotein: 0.9 gsaturatedFat: 1.1 gservingSize: -sodium: 40.8 mgsugar: 3.6 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Betty's Sugar Cookies
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
In a large bowl, cream together the shortening, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt, blend into the creamed mixture. Roll dough into 1/2 inch balls and place them 1 inch apart onto the prepared cookie sheets. Flatten each ball slightly and sprinkle with colored sugar.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.