FRENCH BUTTER COOKIES
submitted by Wanda Cawthorn, Mineola, Texas
I was recently talking with my cousin, Wanda, from a small town in East Texas and I shared with her that I had a blog on bigcountryhomepage.com. While we were talking, she went into the site and immediately said that I needed her recipe for French Butter Cookies! So, folks, here it is! And I don't mind saying that it is simply delicious - but I'm sure that I don't make them quite as good as Wanda does! She's just one of those ladies that can do anything - she's a former high school and college basketball standout, a retired teacher, and can do ANYTHING from refinishing furniture, to needlework and she's quite a hand in the kitchen. Thank you, Cousin Wanda for sharing this with us - ya'll be sure to try this one - it will be one of those that you make for your children or grandchildren regularly.
1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup crisco
1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
2 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
Cream the margarine and crisco; add salt and powdered sugar slowly. Add the egg and vanilla and beat till blended good. Mix the flour, soda and cream of tartar together in a separate bowl. Then, add that to the creamed mixture. Chill. Once it's chilled pretty good, roll it into little balls and pat flat on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake @ 350 degrees for about 14 minutes.
Enjoy! (Be sure you serve yourself a couple of these with a big glass of milk!)
