Betty'S Sugar Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 cup shortening
    1/2 cup white sugar
    1/2 cup brown sugar
    2 eggs
    1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
    1/2 teaspoon baking soda
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1/4 cup colored sugar for decoration
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
    In a large bowl, cream together the shortening, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; blend into the creamed mixture. Roll dough into 1/2 inch balls and place them 1 inch apart onto the prepared cookie sheets. Flatten each ball slightly and sprinkle with colored sugar.
    Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

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