Crispy Sugar Drop Cookies

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Arm and Hammer Old Fashioned Recipes

Categories: Cookies

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp. Arm & Hammer baking soda
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 egg, slightly beaten
  • 2 Tbsp. white vinegar
  • 1 1/2 tsp. grated lemon rind
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup sugar

Directions

  1. Sift flour with baking soda and salt.
  2. Combine egg with vinegar, lemon rind and vanilla.
  3. Cream butter or margarine and shortening until smooth and fluffy.
  4. Add sugar gradually, creaming well.
  5. Add dry ingredients and egg mixture alternately, a little at a time, blending well after each addition.
  6. Drop by teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet an flatten with floured tines of fork. Sprinkle with sugar.
  7. Bake at 400 degrees 10 to 12 minutes.

  8. makes about 5 dozen cookies

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