Grandmother's Brown Sugar Cookies

Name: Grandmother's Brown Sugar Cookies
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 3 cups packed brown sugar; 0.75 cup shortening; 0.75 teaspoon cream of tartar; 4 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 5 cups all-purpose flour; 0.75 teaspoon baking soda

Recipe by Pat Melcher from allrecipes.com

Dessert

Ingredients

24 servings

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3 cups packed brown sugar
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0.75 cup shortening
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0.75 teaspoon cream of tartar
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4 eggs

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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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5 cups all-purpose flour
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0.75 teaspoon baking soda

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Cream together the sugar, shortening and eggs. Add vanilla and mix well.
In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar. Add to brown sugar mixture and stir until it is a soft dough.
Roll out, cut with cookie cutters and bake for 8 to 10 minutes.