Betty's Sugar Cookies

Submitted by: admin on April 10, 2020

48 servings

Ingredients

1 cup shortening
½ cup white sugar
½ cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup colored sugar for decoration

Instructions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.

Step 2
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 onto the prepared cookie sheets. Flatten each ball slightly and sprinkle with colored sugar.

Step 3
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.

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