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Basic Butter Cookies

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INGREDIENTS

1 cup butter
1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cream of tartar

DIRECTIONS

Cream butter until fluffy, adding sugar gradually. Add egg and vanilla. Beat well.

Sift flour, soda, salt, and cream of tartar. Blend into creamed mixture; mix well. Chill for 1 hour.

Roll out on floured surface and cut out cookies.

Bake in 400 degree F oven until light brown.

If your are going to use a cookie press, do not chill.

Recipe adapted from Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church Women’s Cookbook, 1996.
Contributed by Wende B.

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Aggression (Oatmeal) Cookies

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INGREDIENTS

3 cups packed brown sugar
3 cups butter or 1/2 butter and 1/2 margarine
6 cups oatmeal (1 box)
1 tablespoon baking soda
3 cups sifted flour

DIRECTIONS

Mix with your hands until well blended. (This is where the aggression comes in. You will need to squeeze all the ingredients together to blend.)

Roll out small balls and place on an ungreased baking sheet. Press each ball down with the bottom of a glass which has been buttered and dipped in granulated sugar. You may have to twist the glass slightly when lifting to avoid sticking to the flattened cookie dough.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 to 12 minutes or until light brown. Allow to cool slightly on the cookie sheet before removing. Makes 14 dozen. Freezes well.

Recipe adapted from Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church Women’s Cookbook, 1996.
Contributed by Jane G.

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