White Sugar cookie

This recipes is from Workbasket June 1973
with the cooks

White sugar Cookies

1 cup butter or margarine
1 cup shortening
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
4 cups flour
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon soda
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Cream butter, shortening and both sugars. Add eggs; beat well. Add flour, sifted with cream of tartar and soda. Add vanilla. Roll in small balls, sprinkle with sugar and place on greased cookie sheets. flatten with glass dipped in granulated sugar. Bake at 350 degrees , 8 to 10 minutes or until light tan.
                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                     Mrs. Henry M. Besser