A Perfect Sugar Cookie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon extract
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sugar, for decoration

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• 2 sift together the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl, cream together the butter, oil, confectioners' sugar and sugar until well blended.
• 4 stir in the eggs, vanilla and lemon extracts.
• 5 gradually mix in the dry ingredients until well blended.
• 6 roll the dough into walnut sized balls.
• 7 place the cookies 2 inches apart onto the cookie sheet. flatten cookies to 1/8 inch thickness using the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar. colored sugar may be used if you do not plan to frost cookies later.
• 8 bake for 9 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are golden brown. allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.