PERFECT EASTER TREAT!!!!

Rich Sugar Cookies, Amish Community Cookbook: Simply Delicious Recipes from Amish and Mennonite Homes by Carole Roth Giagnocavo and Mennonite Central Committee

 

Ingredients

1 cup butter

1 cup white sugar

1 cup powdered sugar

1 cup oil

2 eggs, beaten

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 teaspoon cream of tartar

1 teaspoon baking soda

5 ¼ cups flour

Powdered Icing

1 cup powdered sugar

½ teaspoon vanilla

1-2 tablespoons milk

Food coloring (optional) 

Directions

Blend sugars, butter, and oil; add beaten eggs and vanilla. Mix dry ingredients together and add to egg mixture. Drop onto cookie sheets with your favorite size of cookie scoop; flatten with a fork. Bake at 350 F for 10 minutes

For icing, mix powdered sugar, vanilla, milk (1 tablespoon at a time), and food coloring until spreadable (mixture will thicken slightly as it sets).