betty's sugar cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup colored sugar for decoration

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease cookie sheets.
• in a large bowl, cream together the shortening, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. beat in the eggs one at a time then stir in the vanilla. combine the flour, baking soda and salt; blend into the creamed mixture. roll dough into 1/2 inch balls and place them 1 inch apart the prepared cookie sheets. flatten each ball slightly and sprinkle with colored sugar.
• bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.