Chewy Ginger Cookies

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter, softened
1/4 c. oil
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1/4 c. molasses
2 1/4 c. flour
2 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
Sugar

Instructions

Beat butter, 1 cup sugar, oil, egg and molasses until well blended. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, ginger, cloves, baking soda and cinnamon. Mix dry and wet ingredients together. Shape dough into balls. Roll balls in sugar. Place balls on un-greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for ten minutes or until lightly browned and still puffed. Cool on cookie sheet for two minutes; remove to wire rack to cool completely. Makes 2 dozen.

-Jaime Robinson-

World's Best Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. oil
1/2 c. white sugar
1/2 c. powdered sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
2 1/2 c. flour

Instructions

Cream sugars, butter and oil. Then add egg. Mix well. Mix other ingredients together, and add them to wet ingredients, mixing well. Roll in balls and press with glass dipped in sugar. (Get glass sticky by touching to the dough first.) Bake at 375 degrees, 10-12 minutes. Enjoy this recipe!


-Jaime Robinson-