Ruth's Sugar Cookies

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Title: Ruth's Sugar Cookies
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 1 servings

1 1/3 c Sugar
1 1/3 c Shortening
4 Eggs
2 ts Vanilla
4 c Flour
1 ts Salt
4 ts Baking powder

Cream sugar and shortening together until creamy. Add vanilla and eggs,
mixing well. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, salt and baking
powder. Add wet ingredients, mixing well.
Place teaspoonfuls of dough on ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 350 F.
for 10 - 12 minutes or until just barely browned. Let cool on cookie sheet
about 1 minute and then dip top of each cookie into a bowl of sugar,
coating the entire top. Place on cooling rack to cool completely.
Recipe from Ruth Burlingame

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