Butterscotch Cookies
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Butterscotch Cookies Recipe
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Butterscotch Cookies (VRP 001)
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Flour
Instructions
- Cream the butter and brown sugar
- Beat in the eggs
- Add the vanilla and mix well
- Sift together the cream of tartar and add to the creamed mixture
- Mix in enough flour to make real stiff
- Let the dough rise
- Bake at 350 degrees until done