Charlene's Recipe

Blue ribbon sugar cookies

Category: cookies

You and your family will love these award winning sugar cookies. Break them out for Santa or just for a small family get together.

Prep/ cook time: 1 hour
Makes 48 cookies

3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup confectioners sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup white sugar for decoration

Preheat the oven to 375 F. Sift together the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt; set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter, oil, confectioners' sugar and white sugar until well blended. Stir in the eggs. vanilla and lemon extracts. Gradually mix in the dry ingredients until well blended. Roll the dough into walnut sized balls. Place the cookies 2-inches apart onto the cookie sheet. Flatten cookies to 1/8 inch thickness using the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar. Colored sugar may be used if you do not plan to frost cookies later.
Bake for 9-12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are golden brown. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.