Blue Ribbon Winner Holiday Cutout Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup shortening, crisco preferred
1 cup butter
2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
2 teaspoons baking soda
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Cream shortening and butter with powdered sugar til light and fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time til incorporated; mixing well; add extracts til blended.
Sift flour, baking soda and cream of tartar in separate bowl. Stir with whip until well blended.
Add dry mixture to batter; mixing just until incorporated and creamy. Do not overbeat.
Chill in bowl for at least 4 hours or overnight.
Roll out on lightly floured board or between Saran Wrap sheets.
Cut out and transfer to lightly greased cookie sheets.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 8-10 minutes. Do not overbrown. Edges should be very light brown.
Leave on cookie sheet exactly one minute before transferring to cooling rack. The cookie should have a crisp melt in your mouth texture.
Souce: Blue Ribbon Winner Cookie Entry Minnesota State Fair 1987.