White Sugar Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter or margarine (I use butter)
1 c. shortening (Crisco)
1 c. powdered sugar
1 c. granulated sugar
2 eggs
4 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cream of tartar
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla (optional)

Preparation

Cream butter, Crisco and both sugars.
Add eggs and beat well. Add flour sifted with cream of tartar and baking soda.
Add vanilla.
Chill several hours.
Roll dough in small balls and then in granulated sugar.
Place balls on greased cookie sheet. Flatten with a glass dipped in granulated sugar.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 8 to 10 minutes or until light tan.
Place cookies on cooling rack.
This recipe makes quite a few.
It can easily be cut in half.