Amish Sugar Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 1/2 cups of Sifted Flour
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Cream of Tartar
1 cup of Butter or Margarine
1 cup of Cooking oil
1 cup of Sugar
1 cup of Sifted Confectioners Sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp Vanilla
1 cup Chopped Walnuts
Sugar for top

Preparation

Sift together the flour, baking soda and cream of tartar and set aside.
Cream butter, oil, sugar and confectioners sugar in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy using an electric mixer at medium speed.
Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
Blend in vanilla.
Gradually stir in the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture, mixing well.
Add walnuts. Drop by rounded teaspoon/tablespoonfuls about 3 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Flatten each with the bottom of a greased drinking glass dipped only once in oil, covered with sugar. Decorate.
Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes or until lightly brown around the edges.
Remove and cool on a rack.
Makes about 7 dozen cookies.