BETTY'S SUGAR COOKIES

Betty's Sugar Cookies image

These are the cookies that my mom used to make every Christmas time.

Provided by MECHSGAL

Categories Desserts Cookies Sugar Cookies

Time 45m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 9

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

Steps:

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

Nutrition Facts : Calories 80.3 calories, Carbohydrate 9.1 g, Cholesterol 7.8 mg, Fat 4.5 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 40.8 mg, Sugar 3.6 g