Easy Sugar Cookies

No roll! came from a local christmas cookie contest in 1995 i make year around in handling the dough... it gets a little sticky... i add a little more flour as for the amount of salt... i use 1/2 tsp... the butter seems to have enough i remove from oven when the edges start to brown

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Yields: 4 DOZEN

Ingredients

• 1  cup sugar
• 1  cup powdered sugar
• 1  cup  corn oil
• 1  cup butter, softened
• 2  eggs
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  almond flavoring
• 4 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon cream of tartar

Directions

1. Beat the two sugars, butter, and oil untill well blended.
2. add eggs and flavorings, beat till blended.
3. sift the dry ingredients and add gradually untill well combined.
4. by hand, roll into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart.
5. grease the bottom of a glass, dip into sugar or colored sugar, press cookies out.
6. bake at 325 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes.
7. cool on racks.