This is a recipe that has been handed down from my great grandmother. It is not Christmas in our family until these cookies are baking in the oven. My best memories of these cookies are their required presence the day our family decorated the Christmas tree. The Christmas album would be queued up, cups of hot chocolate prepared, and a plate of these cookies.
This tradition I have carried on with my own family. The copy of the recipe I have in my recipe box calls for margarine sticks. We use unsalted butter. Feel free to make which ever way you prefer. The results are much the same. The butter version requires re-chilling before going in the oven to maintain shape and reduce the spreading from the oven.
The recipe yield is entirely approximated. Much dough sampling and cookie sampling happens before I have the chance to determine how many cookies are made each time. Grab yourself a cup of hot chocolate to enjoy with these. Just try to save a few for Santa.
Hope you get a chance to make these soon. We would love to see the results. Share on social media and tag Mama Sparrow so we can see.
Yields 7-8 dozen
Melt in your mouth cookies
Save RecipeIngredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup cooking oil
- 1 cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 4 ½ cups flour
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the first 5 ingredients together. Then add the baking soda, cream of tartar, salt, and vanilla. Finally, mix in the flour 1 cup at a time.
- Chill in refrigerator and then roll into ball and roll in sugar and then press out with a fancy glass bottom. Refrigerate 5 minutes before baking so cookies keep their shape.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 8-12 minutes.
Notes
Crisp sugar cookie with a slightly tender inside. Each bite melts in the mouth. Grab a cup of hot chocolate, tea, or coffee. Just be sure to save a few for Santa.
