my mom's sugared cookies

When I was a little girl, my mom made a triple batch of these cookies.  They were on the counter in perfect stacks of 5.  I asked for one but was told no.  I even begged - to no avail.  After she left the room my little girl mind tried to figure out how to steal one without her noticing.  They were in perfect stacks of 5 - I couldn't take just one or she'd notice.  I couldn't take a whole stack of 5 or she'd notice - they were in a perfectly even number of rows.  My solution?  To take a bite of every cookie - but the one on the top of each stack.  Why I thought she wouldn't notice  I can't say.  Needless to say I was in BIG trouble!  My punishment:  sit at the kitchen table and eat every single cookie I had taken a bite out of in one sitting.  Is there such thing as too much of a good thing?  A little girl crying for an hour not wanting to eat dozens of cookies though so.

These cookies are so good, you'll want to swipe one or two - too!

•1 cup unsalted butter

•2 cups granulated sugar

•2 eggs

•1 cup vegetable oil

•1 teaspoon vanilla

•5 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

•2 teaspoons cream of tartar

•2 teaspoons baking soda

•1/2 teaspoon salt

Cream together butter and sugar.  Add eggs, oil, and vanilla and stir to combine.  In a separate bowl, mix flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt.  Add dry ingredients to wet mixture and stir until combined.  Roll into 2" balls.  Dip the balls in a small bowl of granulated sugar and roll until covered.  While the dough ball is in the sugar, press down until slightly flattened.  Place on an ungreased baking sheet at least 3" apart.  Bake 10-12 minutes in a 350 degree oven.  Removed cookies onto a cooking rack until set.

{this photo features my grandma hilva's mixing bowl}