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Butter Meltaways
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes
Ready In: 30 Minutes
Servings: 24
Beech Grove, Indiana field editor Sue Call suggests, Add variety to this recipe by substituting lemon flavoring for the vanilla plus a teaspoon of lemon peel.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup canola oil
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/4 cups king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
additional sugar
Directions:
1. In a bowl, cream butter, oil and sugars. Add egg and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Chill for several hours or overnight.
2. Preheat oven to 350°. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a fork dipped in flour; sprinkle with sugar. Bake 13-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks. Yield: about 4 dozen.
By RecipeOfHealth.com