Powdered Sugar Cookies III recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup butter flavored shortening
1 egg
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups all-purpose flour

Nutrition Info

93.4 calories
carbohydrate: 8.7 g
cholesterol: 5.2 mg
fat: 6.2 g
fiber: 0.2 g
protein: 0.9 g
saturatedFat: 1.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 69.4 mg
sugar: 3.3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Mix together the shortening, egg, and confectioners' sugar. Stir in vanilla, cream of tartar, salt, baking soda and flour. Mix well.

  2. Roll dough into 1 inch in diameter balls. Place on cookie sheet. Press down with a glass bottom dipped in sugar. (I have also used cookie stamps dipped into sugar.)

  3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 10 minutes or just until edges are turning golden. Let cool slightly before removing from the cookie sheet.

Recipe Yield

2 - 3 dozen

Recipe Note

I love this recipe. My mom made these when I was young. They are light, crispy and seem to melt in your mouth. Yum!

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