The Best Sugar Cookies

These are just so yummy.

1 cup butter – real butter is the only way to go with

         these

1 cup shortening

1 cup sugar

1 cup powdered sugar

2 eggs

3 t. vanilla

4 ½ cups flour

1 t. cream of tartar

1 t. baking soda

1 t. salt

Cream shortening, butter and sugars.  Stir in eggs and vanilla.  Add dry ingredients and mix well.  Place in the refrigerator for a couple of hours before rolling out for cut out cookies.  Roll out on a floured tea towel to just under ¼-inch.  Place on baking tray and bake at 375° for 8 minutes or until lightly brown around the edges.  They are better if they are not over cooked.  Makes about 4 dozen medium hearts.

Two times this recipe with just fit in a Bosch mixer if you want to make lots.       
                    

My favorite way to roll out cookies, rolls or pie dough is to put a flour sack towel down.  It catches all of the flour and sticky stuff and makes clean up a snap.

If you don’t want to do cut out cookies, roll these in a ball, dip in sprinkles and place on baking tray with the sprinkles on top.  They are great.