Brown Sugar Cookies

From the All Saints church cookbook in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Yields: 60 cookies

Ingredients

• 1  cup white sugar
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 1  cup shortening
• 1  egg
• 2  cups flour
• 2  teaspoons baking soda
• 2  teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
•  pecan halves (optional)

Directions

1. Chill dough; make into balls.
2. Dip each ball into white sugar and place on greased cookie sheet, sugar side up.
3. Optional: place a pecan half on each cookie.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 10- 12 minutes.
5. If they are underbaked, they are chewy.
6. If they are baked longer, they are nice and crisp.