Mom’s Angel Cookies

Precious good friends!

A few years ago, I had surgery for a shoulder replacement. My friend Sue Barnes brought over an ice cream pail of the best sugar cookies and shared the recipe with me! I have gotten so many of my recipes from friends who have generously shared their many recipes with me over the years! Once in awhile I do get adventurous and try new recipes I find in magazines or cookbooks, but the best are from friends - those tried and tested ones! 

For this recipe, do use shortening. The first time I used butter in this recipe, thinking butter makes it better. That was not the case with this recipe - they were not like Sue’s at all! I called her and she told me that she always uses shortening, like Crisco.

Mom’s Angel Cookies:
2 cups white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups shortening
2 eggs
2 tsp cream of tarter
2 scant tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
4 cups flour

Roll in balls and press with fork dipped in sugar.  Bake 10 min at 350 degrees, Makes 5 dozen.

Another thing Sue shared with me is that she uses a cookie scoop to dish up her cookies. It looks like a small ice cream scoop and comes in different sizes. I told Pa Lloyd about it and he went out and bought me one! I love it! Cookies all come out the same size and it seems to go so much faster dishing them  up!  Mine is medium sized so I make the cookies fairly large.  Have a great week!