NO ROLL SUGAR COOKIES

No Roll Sugar Cookies image

Easy to make and no fuss with rolling them out, plus they have that delightful melt-in-your-mouth texture.

Provided by WHTETAIL

Categories Desserts Cookies Sugar Cookies

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

½ cup butter, softened
½ cup shortening
½ cup white sugar
½ cup confectioners' sugar
1 egg
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
½ teaspoon cream of tartar

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets.
Cream butter or margarine, shortening, white sugar and confectioners' sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and the vanilla.
Sift the flour, baking soda, salt and cream of tartar together. Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture and blend.
Shape dough into walnut-sized balls and place on the prepared baking sheets. Dip a glass in white sugar and press balls flat. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 192.1 calories, Carbohydrate 20.9 g, Cholesterol 23.9 mg, Fat 11.2 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 4.8 g, Sodium 140.2 mg, Sugar 8.9 g