flaky sugar cookies

Name: Flaky Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) white sugar; 1 cup(s) powdered sugar; 1/2 cup(s) margerine; 1/2 cup(s) shortening; 1 cup(s) vegetable oil; 2 - eggs; 2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 4 1/2 cup(s) white flour; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 teaspoon(s) cream of tartar

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76 Pinches

Bonnie Sokoloski

Wasilla, AK

Updated on Nov 6, 2011

I love these cookies. They have been a favorite of my family for years. The cookies are very flaky and fragile and don't travel well but they never get too far from the kitchen anyways.

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 10 Min

method Bake

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Ingredients

1 cup white sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup margerine
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup vegetable oil
2 - eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 1/2 cups white flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cream of tartar

How To Make flaky sugar cookies

Step 1

Beat together first 7 ingredients until fluffy.

Step 2

Slowly add flour, soda salt and cream of tartar until dough is soft and pliant.
Step 3

Shape into 1/2 inch balls.
Step 4

Press down with base of a glass dipped in sugar.
Step 5

Bake at 350 degrees 8-10 minutes. Remove promptly from cookie sheet onto racks to cool.
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