DROP SUGAR COOKIES

Submitted by Sara O'Dell

 This is one of my favorite cookie recipes!  I love the taste of sugar cookies, but hate the rolling and cutting out they usually require.  When I saw this recipe on the side of a bag of sugar or flour once upon a time, I quickly tried it out and have loved it ever since.  It's the only way I do sugar cookies!

Drop Sugar Cookies

2 1/2 c    flour

3/4 t     salt

1/2 t     baking soda

1/2 c    butter

1/2 c    vegetable shortening

1 c      sugar

1 t       vanilla

1         egg

2 T      milk

Preheat oven to 350.  Stir dry ingredients together, set aside.  Cream butter, shortening, and sugar until light and fluffy.  Add egg and vanilla, mix in.  Beat in dry ingredients until smooth.  Blend in milk.  Roll into 1-inch balls (or use a cookie dough scoop) and place onto a greased cookie sheet - flatten the balls just slightly.  Bake about 12 min. or until lightly browned at edges.