My neighbor makes these delicious cookies.
NO ROLL SUGAR COOKIES
Cream 1 cup sugar, 1 cup 10X sugar and 1 cup (2 sticks) softened butter. Add to creamed mixture: ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons cooking oil, 2 eggs well beaten, 1 teaspoon vanilla. Stir into sugar mixture: 4 cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon cream of tartar, ½ teaspoon salt. Chill for two hours. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Shape dough into one inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten with glass dipped in sugar. Bake 12 13 minutes, but start checking at 8 minutes.
Variations: Add 1 teaspoon cinnamon to batter. Dip glass into cinnamon sugar mixture to flatten cookies.