Ingredients

1 cup butter
1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp. Cream of Tartar
1/2 cup Butter Flavor Crisco
3/4 cup sugar
1 Tbsp. milk
1 egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking powder

Directions

Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease baking sheet with Butter Flavor Crisco. Combine Butter Flavor Crisco, sugar and milk in medium bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Beat in egg and vanilla. Beat until blended. Combine flour, salt and baking powder. Mix into creamed mixture at low speed until just blended. Drop level measuring tablespoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F for 7 to 9 minutes, or until set. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove to cooling rack. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

There are several variations that can be used with these cookies such as frosting them as wreaths or ornaments for the holiday season. Using a chocolate frosting between two cookies for a sandwich. Or dipping 1/2 of the cookie into chocolate frosting then into nuts.

NOTE: For larger cookies, drop 2 level measuring tablespoonfuls of dough into a mound for each cookie. Place 3 inches apart on baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F for 11 to 13 minutes, or until set. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove to cooling rack.