Crisp Sugar Drop Cookies

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Arm & Hammer Old Fashioned Recipes

Categories: Cookies

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 egg, slightly beaten
  • 2 Tbsp. white vinegar
  • 1 12 tsp. grated lemon rind
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup sugar

Directions

  1. Sift flour with Baking Soda and salt.
  2. Combine egg with vinegar, lemon rind and vanilla.
  3. Cream butter or margarine and shortening until smooth and fluffy.
  4. Add sugar gradually, creaming well.
  5. Add dry ingredients and egg mixture alternately, a little at a time, blending well after each addition.
  6. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet and flatten with floured tines of fork. Sprinkle with sugar.
  7. Bake at 400 degrees (hot oven) 10 to 12 minutes.

  8. makes about 5 dozen

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