Good & Chewy Sugar Cookies*

By Bailey1_

I like the chewy texture of these cookies.

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons soda mixed with 1/4 cup white Karo syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups flour

Preparation

Step 1

Cream sugar and shortening together; add egg and stir. Mix soda with syrup and add to this mixture. Add flour a little at a time mixing after each addition. Add salt and vanilla, mix well and roll into balls, place on a cookie sheet flatten with the bottom of a drinking glass. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes.