Butter Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. Crisco shortening
1/2 c. butter
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. soda
1/4 tsp. salt
colored sugar

Preparation

Mix
shortening,
butter
and
sugar
until
light
and fluffy.
Add eggs and beat
well.
Combine
flour,
cream
of tartar, soda and salt; add
to
creamed
mixture and mix well. Roll into balls the size of small walnuts.
Dip top in colored sugar.
Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 400\u00b0 about 8 to 10 minutes.
Yields about 5 dozen cookies.