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Nana's Angel Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
½ c. brown sugar
½ c. white sugar
1 c. shortening (margarine or butter and margarine combination)
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cream of tartar
½ tsp. salt
2 c. flour
½ c. chopped walnuts (optional)
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350º. In a medium-size bowl, combine baking soda, cream of tartar, salt and flour; set aside. In a large mixing bowl, cream together sugars and shortening. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Gradually add in flour mixture, beating well. Roll into balls (about 1 inch in diameter) and dip in sugar. Place on un-greased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart and bake at 350º for about 8-10 minutes until light golden. Remove immediately from sheet and place on open paper bag to cool.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Like all of Nana's recipes, this one has few instructions (including how long to bake these cookies) but once you make the recipe, you will be a baker like Nana who does things "by feel." She used to bake these cookies and give them to us in large cleaned-out coffee ground cans. They are great with a good cup of coffee.

 

 

 

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