Mackie'S Cracked Sugar Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 c. sugar
1 c. unsalted butter
3 large eggs, slightly beaten
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 c. sifted all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Lightly grease two cookie sheets. Cream sugar and butter together until light.
Beat in eggs and vanilla.
Sift together the measured sifted flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; then fold into the butter-sugar mixture.
Form dough into walnut-sized balls.
Place two inches apart on cookie sheets.
Do not flatten.
Bake for about 11 minutes until tops are cracked and just turning colors.
Cool on wire racks.
Makes 4 dozen.
If desired, you may sprinkle a mixture of sugar and nutmeg on top of cookie while hot.