Betty's Sugar Cookies

Name: Betty's Sugar Cookies
Total time: 45
Yield: 48
Ingredients: 1 cup shortening; 0.5 cup white sugar; 0.5 cup brown sugar; 2 eggs; 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2.25 cups all-purpose flour; 0.5 teaspoon baking soda; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 0.25 cup colored sugar for decoration

Recipe by Karen Conner from allrecipes.com

Dessert 45 Mins.

Ingredients

48 servings

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1 cup shortening
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0.5 cup white sugar
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0.5 cup brown sugar
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2 eggs
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1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract

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2.25 cups all-purpose flour
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0.5 teaspoon baking soda
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0.5 teaspoon salt
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0.25 cup colored sugar for decoration

Instructions

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.