The World's Best Sugar Cookies

Name: The World's Best Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 14 min
Total time: 2 h 14 min
Yield: 80 cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup vegetable oil; 1 cup softened butter; 1 cup powdered sugar; 1 cup sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 4 cups flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon cream of tartar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; sugar, for coating cookies

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Recipe by Kim D.

I found this recipe in the Houston Chronicle, and I think it really is the best sugar cookie recipe! It's the best one I've tried!!!

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READY IN: 2hrs 14mins

YIELD: 80 cookies

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1

cup vegetable oil
1

cup softened butter
1

cup powdered sugar
1

cup sugar
2

large eggs
1

teaspoon vanilla
4

cups flour
1

teaspoon baking soda
1

teaspoon cream of tartar
¹⁄₂

teaspoon salt
sugar, for coating cookies

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 375°F.
Beat oil and butter until blended.
Add powdered sugar and 1 cup sugar; beat well.
Beat in eggs and vanilla.
Sift flour, soda, cream of tartar and salt together.
Stir into sugar mixture.
Mix well.
Chill at least 2 hours.
Roll into 1-inch balls; roll balls in sugar.
Place cookies on ungreased cookie sheet and flatten with bottom of glass dipped in sugar.
The cookies should be flattened to 2-inch rounds; don't flatten too thin.
Bake for 10-14 minutes or until brown around the edges.

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