Blue Ribbon Sugar Cookies

By Moose

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• Decorator sugars, if desired

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 375.

Combine butter, powdered sugar and 1/2 cup sugar in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add egg and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Reduce speed to low, add flour cream of tartar and baking soda. Beat until dough forms a ball.

Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten to about 1 1/2 inches with bottom of glass dipped in sugar, sprinkle with decorator sugars, if desired.

Bake for 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Let stand 1 minutes, remove from cookie sheets