Angel Cookies

Name: Angel Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 54
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter; 1/2 cup lard; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1 egg; 1 tsp vanilla; 2 1/4 cup sifted flour; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp cream of tartar; 1 tsp salt; 1/2 cup chopped nuts

Servings: 54 Difficulty: Intermediate

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Recipe from Mount Olive Cookbook

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Angel Cookies

Courses: Cookies

Difficulty: Intermediate Prep Time 30 mins Cook Time 15 mins

Cooking Temp: 350 F Servings: 54

Ingredients

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¹⁄₂ cup butter
¹⁄₂ cup lard
¹⁄₂ cup sugar
¹⁄₂ cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 ¹⁄₄ cup sifted flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp salt
¹⁄₂ cup chopped nuts

Instructions

Cream butter, lard and sugars. Add one egg at a time and mix thoroughly. Add vanilla. Sift dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture. Stir in nuts.
Chill dough until easy to handle. Shape in balls and dip tops in sugar. Arrange 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Sprinkle several drops of water on each ball of dough.
Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.