Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 2/3 cup butter
- 1 1/3 cups shortening (Crisco shortening)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Step 2: Cream sugar, brown sugar, butter, and Crisco shortening together. Blend in eggs and vanilla. Mix in flour, salt, and baking soda.
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Step 3: Drop by teaspoonfuls. onto a Pammed cookie sheet, it didn't say to do this but I know they greased things as a matter of course back then having had no non stick pans lol.
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Step 4: Press with a printed sugar bowl dipped in sugar (see what I mean about being old?).
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Step 5: Bake 12 minutes or until pale golden.
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