A vanilla crisp is a tasty cookie that is much like a sugar cookie, but takes less time to make.
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter or margarine
- ½ cup shortening
- ⅔ cup white granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
Procedure
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Cream butter, shortening and sugar together.
- Add salt and vanilla.
- One at a time, beat eggs into mixture.
- Stir flour into mixture to make dough.
- Roll dough into small balls and press into circular shapes on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 8–10 minutes.
- Remove immediately from pan and allow to cool.
Notes, tips, and variations
- Unlike sugar cookies, there is no need to chill before baking.
- To give an extra taste, add 1 teaspoon of almond extract.