No-Roll Sugar Cookies Recipe

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1                cup  granulated sugar
  1                cup  powdered sugar
  1                cup  butter or margarine -- softened
  1                cup  vegetable oil
  2          teaspoons  vanilla
  3 1/2           cups  all-purpose flour
     3/4           cup  cornstarch
  1           teaspoon  baking soda
  1           teaspoon  cream of tartar
     1/2      teaspoon  salt
                        Granulated sugar

Beat sugars, butter, oil and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on
medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients except
granulated sugar. Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.

Heat oven to 375º. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place about 2 inches
apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Press bottom of glass into dough to
grease, then dip into granulated sugar; press on shaped dough until about 1/4 inch thick. Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until set but not brown.
Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

Oatmeal Cookies

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1            package    yellow cake mix
  2               cups  quick-cooking oats
  1                cup  sugar
  1                cup  vegetable oil
  2                     eggs
  1                cup  chopped pecans
  1 1/2      teaspoons  vanilla

Heat oven to 350º. Mix cake mix (dry), oats and sugar in large bowl with spoon. Mix oil and eggs; stir into oat mixture thoroughly. Stir in pecans and vanilla.

Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake about 12 minutes or until light brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.