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Elaine's famous sugar cookies

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Categories: Christmas, Cookies & Bars, Desserts
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Ingredients:
1 cupButter, softened
1 cupPowdered sugar
1 cupGranulated sugar
2 Eggs
1 cupSalad oil
2 tspVanilla
1 tspGrated lemon peel
4 1/4 cupFlour
1 tspBaking soda
1 tspCream of tartar
1 tspSalt
Plain or colored sugar
Procedures:
1Cream butter & sugars; beat in eggs one at a time until light & fluffy.
2Beat in oil, vanilla & lemon peel.
3Combine dry ingredients & gradually add to sugar mixture, beating till well blended.
4Wrap in wax paper; chill several hours.
5preheat oven to 32Grease 2 cookie sheets.
6Divide dough into thirds (keep 1/3 out, refrigerate the rest till needed).
7Form heaping tsp. of dough into ball.
8Place on cookie sheet.
9Flatten to 2" diameter with bottom of glass dipped in sugar.
10Sprinkle with plain or colored sugar & bake 8 - 10 min. till lightly browned.
11Let stand on cookie sheet 2-3 min. before removing.
12a wonderful tea cookie - you can color the sugar for christmas cookies
 
 
 
 

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