Christmas Sugar Puffs

A good friend shared this recipe with me when I said I probably wouldn't have time this year to make my usual cut-out cookies for a Christmas party we were attending. They were quick to make, tasty and chewy as well. Of course, you can make them any time of the year by changing up the colored sugars for the season such as blue and yellow for Easter, pink for Valentine's Day, orange for Halloween and so on.

• Ready In: 24 mins
• Yields: 4 dozen

Ingredients

• 1  cup white sugar
• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 1  cup butter, softened
• 1  egg
• 2  teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 2  teaspoons baking soda
•  red and green  colored sugar sprinkle

Directions

1. Mix all ingredients together.
2. Roll into teaspoon-sized balls.
3. Roll in colored sugar. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheet as they spread out.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 9 minutes.
5. Carefully remove to cooling rack. Cookies puff up as they bake but flatten as they cool.