AMISH SUGAR COOKIES

These easy-to-make cookies simply melt in your mouth! I’ve passed the recipe around to many friends. After I gave it to my sister, she entered the cookies in a local fair and won the top prize!

—SYLVIA FORD KENNETT, MO


PREP: 10 MIN. • BAKE: 10 MIN./BATCH • MAKES: ABOUT 5 DOZEN

1 cup butter, softened

1 cup vegetable oil

1 cup sugar

1 cup confectioners’ sugar

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cream of tartar

1. In a large bowl, beat the butter, oil and sugars. Beat in the eggs until well blended. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; gradually add to creamed mixture.

2. Drop by small teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

BAKING SHEETS

When baking cookies, use heavy-gauge, dull aluminum baking sheets with low sides. If your pan is dark, the cookies may over-brown.