Sugar Cookie Drops

This easy recipe makes a crisp sugar cookie that melts in your mouth.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 106 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup white sugar for decoration
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

In a large bowl, cream together the butter, oil, confectioners' sugar, and 1 cup white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, and stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar; stir into the creamed mixture. Roll dough into 1 inch balls, and then roll the balls in remaining white sugar. Place onto ungreased cookie sheets, and flatten with a fork.

Step 3

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges begin to brown. Cool on wire racks.