spool sugar cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 cup margarine
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white sugar for decoration

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 8 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 34 mins


• in a large bowl, cream together the margarine, oil, white sugar and confectioners' sugar until smooth. beat in the eggs, one at a time then stir in the vanilla. combine the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt; stir into the sugar mixture until just blended. cover and chill dough for at least 3 hours or overnight.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease cookie sheets. roll the chilled dough into walnut sized balls and roll the balls in the remaining sugar. place them 2 inches apart the cookie sheets. press into each ball with the open end of a plastic thread spool. dip the spool into the sugar between each cookie to prevent sticking problems.
• bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. do not over bake or you will lose the delicate taste. enjoy!