Million Dollar Cookies

This recipe was on Studio 5 today and it looked so good and versitile I just had to post it here to save it. You can also add chocolate chips, chopped nuts, or raisins to batter before chilling, and bake as directed.

• Ready In: 1 hr 25 mins
• Yields: 5 dozen

Ingredients

• 2  cups shortening
• 1  cup white sugar
• 1  cup  packed brown sugar
• 2  eggs
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1  teaspoon  almond extract
• 4  cups flour
• 2  teaspoons baking soda
• 2  teaspoons cream of tartar

Directions

1. Cream shortening, sugars, eggs, vanilla, and almond extract in a large bowl until light and fluffy. In a separate bowl sift together flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar, add gradually to creamed mixture. Chill dough for 1 hour.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mold dough into 1-inch balls. Place onto greased cookie sheets. Flatten each cookie with bottom of a drinking glass that has been dipped in sugar. Bake 10 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Store in covered container.