Tender Crisp Sugar Cookies

These no-roll sugar cookies are great for the holidays. Children like to shape the cookies into balls and dip them into the sprinkles!

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 173 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 ½ cups shortening
• 1 ½ cups butter
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
• 4 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• 6 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons cream of tartar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cream butter, shortening and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Sift dry ingredients, add to creamed mixture; mix to blend.

Step 2

Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Dip in regular or colored sugar or decorator sprinkles. Place on lightly greased cookie sheet. Flatten slightly with the bottom of a water glass.

Step 3

Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10-12 minutes. *Larger cookies bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 minutes.