Elaine's famous sugar cookies

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       Title: Elaine's Famous Sugar Cookies
  Categories: Polkadot, Cookies, Holidays
       Yield: 7 Dozen
  
       1 c  Butter, softened
       1 c  Powdered sugar
       1 c  Granulated sugar
       2    Eggs
       1 c  Salad oil
       2 ts Vanilla
       1 ts Grated lemon peel
   4 1/4 c  Flour
       1 ts Baking soda
       1 ts Cream of tartar
       1 ts Salt
            Plain or colored sugar
  
   Cream butter & sugars; beat in eggs one at a time until light &
   fluffy. Beat in oil, vanilla & lemon peel.  Combine dry ingredients &
   gradually add to sugar mixture, beating till well blended.  Wrap in
   wax paper; chill several hours.
   
   Preheat oven to 325.  Grease 2 cookie sheets.  Divide dough into
   thirds (keep 1/3 out, refrigerate the rest till needed).  Form
   heaping tsp. of dough into ball.  Place on cookie sheet.  Flatten to
   2" diameter with bottom of glass dipped in sugar.  Sprinkle with
   plain or colored sugar & bake 8 - 10 min. till lightly browned.  Let
   stand on cookie sheet 2-3 min. before removing.
   
   A wonderful tea cookie - you can color the sugar for Christmas
   cookies. From my dear friend, Elaine Sullivan.
   
   Source: Vinyard Seasons by Susan Branch, Entered in Meal Master format
   by Lisa Clarke for Christmas Eve 1995
   
   * From the Polka Dot Cottage, 1-201-822-3627, NJ's BBS for Homemakers!
     Posted by LISA on 12-10-95
  
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