Soft Sugar Cookies

These won a Blue Ribbon at the Dallas County fair 2011 for my daughter, Elizabeth.

2/3 cup shortening
2/3 cup butter, approx 10 Tbs
1 1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 1/2 cup all purpose unbleached flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, shortening and sugar.  Stir in the eggs and vanilla.  Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture until dough comes together.  Roll dough into walnut sized balls or us Pampered chef scoop and drop onto ungreased pan.  Can dip walnut sized balls in colored sugar.

Bake cookies 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven until bottom is light brown.  Remove from baking sheets to cool on wire racks.