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Grandmother's Brown Sugar Cookies

By: Pat Melcher

"Roll and cut cookies, a real easy to work with dough. Can be rolled again and again. Makes lots of cookies!"

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Original Recipe Yield 4 dozen

Ingredients

3 cups packed brown sugar
3/4 cup shortening
3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Cream together the sugar, shortening and eggs. Add vanilla and mix well.
In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar. Add to brown sugar mixture and stir until it is a soft dough.
Roll out, cut with cookie cutters and bake for 8 to 10 minutes.