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Ingredients

½ cup butter ½ cup shortening ½ cup brown sugar, packed ½ cup white sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon cream of tartar 1 teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt ½ cup white sugar for decoration

Nutrition Info

81.5 calories carbohydrate: 10.4 g cholesterol: 9 mg fat: 4.2 g fiber: 0.1 g protein: 0.7 g saturatedFat: 1.8 g servingSize: - sodium: 66.3 mg sugar: 6.4 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
In a large bowl, cream together butter, shortening, brown sugar, and 1/2 cup white sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg, and stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt, beat into the creamed mixture.
Roll dough into 1 inch balls. Dip the top half of the balls into water, then into remaining white sugar. Place sugar side up onto ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten slightly.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in preheated oven, or until light brown. Cool on wire racks, and store in an airtight container.

4 dozen

It's a great recipe if you like sugar cookies. Easy to make and they go fast in my house.