the absolute best cookie recipe ever

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins Ready Time: 3 hrs


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• in a large bowl, cream together the shortening and white sugar. beat in the eggs one at a time then stir in the vanilla. combine the flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; stir into the sugar mixture to form a dough. on a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch in thickness. cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart cookie sheets.
• bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.