Vinegar Sugar Cookies for Easter or Spring

This is my favorite SOFT sugar cookie recipe. It might sound gross, but they are VERY tasty. You will need to follow this recipe in the steps given for them to work the best for you. I also made my own colored sugar from some dye I had hanging around in the spice cabinet.

Vinegar Sugar Cookies

1 egg
2 tsp white vinegar
2 1/2 C All-Purpose Flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 C butter/margarine
1/2 C shortening
1 tsp vanilla
1 C granulated sugar

1. In a cereal bowl put the egg and vinegar together and mix until the egg yolk is fully mixed into the vinegar. Set this bowl aside.
2. In a medium sized bowl put flour, salt and baking soda and stir with fork. Set this bowl aside.
3. In a larger bowl add the remaining ingredients. Cream or mix them all together with the mixer on low.
4. Pour one half of the egg mixture into the sugar mixture and mix well on low.
5. Add 1/2 of the flour mixture to the sugar mixture and mix well on low.
6. Pour rest of the egg mixture into the sugar mixture and mix well on low.
7. Pour rest of the flour mixture into the dough and mix well on low.
8. Roll the batter into small balls and dip in sugar. Then use a fork to press down the cookie on an ungreased cookie sheet.
9. Bake in a pre-heated 400 degree oven for 8-10 minutes. 
10. Remove from oven and let sit for a minute or two before taking them off the cookie sheet and put them on a wire rack to cool. 

To make colored sugar you will take about 1/4 C of sugar and put in a small container that you can put a lid on to shake it with 1-3 drops of food coloring of your choice color. Half-pint sized canning jars are awesome for this task. :-)