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Brown Sugar Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
⅔ cup shortening
⅔ cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsps. vanilla
3¼ cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
Directions:
Directions:
Mix shortening, butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla thoroughly. Stir in remaining ingredients. Turn dough onto lightly floured board. Shape dough into ball with lightly floured hands, pressing to make dough compact. Cut dough in half. Shape each half into roll 2 inches in diameter and about 8 inches long by gently rolling dough back and forth on floured board. Roll dough onto plastic wrap; wrap and twist ends tightly. Dough can be refrigerated up to 1 month or frozen up to 3 months. Heat oven to 375°. Cut roll into ¼" slices. (It's not necessary to thaw frozen dough before slicing.) Place slices about 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 9 to 11 minutes. Immediately remove cookies from the baking sheet unto wire rack.
Optional - 1 cup mini chocolate chips or reduce flour to 2¾ cups and add 1 cup flaked coconut and 1 cup quick oats or Add 1 cup peanut butter or Add 1 cup chopped nuts and ½ cup cocoa or 1 cup whole candied cherries, ½ cup chopped nuts and ½ cup cut up mixed candied fruit.

 

 

 

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