Every Way Cookies

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/2 cup finely crushed walnuts

Recipe

• 1 combine first six ingredients in a large bowl and mix together until well blended.
• 2 add salt, baking soda and cream of tartar to flour. sift over creamed mixture,add crushed nuts.
• 3 use one teaspoon of batter and roll into a ball. place on ungreased cookie sheet. flatten with a floured fork. sprinkle with granulated sugar. bake at 350 for 12 minutes. do not let brown.
• 4 variations:.
• 5 *peanut butter cookies- omit the cup of oil and substitute a cup of peanut butter and more crushed nuts.
• 6 *macaroons- add 1 cup finely grated coconut; flatten only slightly.
• 7 *raisin nut cookies- add raisins and nuts.
• 8 *chocolate, butterscotch chip cookies- add chocolate or butterscotch chips; flatten slightly.
• 9 *pecan cookies- add pecans; flatten slightly.
• 10 *christmas cookies- dice red and green maraschino cherries; drain well. add cherries and nuts to batter; flatten slightly.
• 11 *filled cookies- roll cookies into a ball and place on cookie sheet; flatten slightly and make an indentation in the center; fill with jam.