Ingredients
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cream of tarter
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- colored sugar, green and red
Instructions
- In mixing bowl, cream shortening, oil, and sugars.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Beat in vanilla.
- Combine the flour, baking soda, cream of tarter, and salt, gradually add to the creamed mixture.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour.
- Roll into 1 inch balls, dip tops in colored sugar (I use half the dough with red and the other half with green).
- Place sugar side up 2 inches apart on un-greased cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 11 minutes or until edges begin to lightly brown.
- Remove to wire rack to cool.