Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (Pat recommends Land of Lakes Unsalted Butter. It gives the cookies a beautiful color and a rich, buttery taste)
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
Preparation
Step 1
1. Cream together thoroughly butter, oil, powdered sugar and granulated sugar
2. Add eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth
3. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt. Blend well.
4. Refrigerate dough for at least 30 minutes
5. Roll teaspoons of dough into balls, then roll in granulated sugar
6. Place on lightly greased cookie sheet or parchment paper (Pat prefers parchment paper)
7. Flatten in crisscross pattern with fork
8. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes
9. Leave cookies on cookie sheet for 2 minutes after taking out of oven, them move to wire racks
Exact cooking time is critical. The cooking time for Pat's oven is precisely 11 minutes. She also turns the cookie sheet in the oven at 5 minutes.