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Melt In Your Mouth Sugar Cookies

2006 Germany · found on the web

This is the recipe you will most likely find when looking for a "lofthouse" type cookie. It is not a "lofthouse" but it is a very nice sugar cookie.

Melt In Your Mouth Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1/4 butter
  • 1/4 veg oil
  • 1/4 c sugar
  • 1/4 c powdered sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 c flour

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Cream butter, oil and sugars.
  3. Add egg and vanilla.
  4. Sift together dry ingredients
  5. add them slowly to the creamed mixture.
  6. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
  7. Flatten with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar.
  8. Bake 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.
  9. Remove from cookie sheet and cool completely on racks.
  10. Makes 18 cookies, (can very easily be doubled to make 3 dozen)