No-Roll Sugar Cookies

1 c sugar

1 c butter (or margarine, or combination)

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

2 1/2 c flour

1 tsp. cream of tartar

1 tsp soda

Cream sugar, butter, egg, and vanilla together until light and fluffy. Add everything else, mixing well after each addition.

Form into walnut-sized balls. Place on greased cookie sheet (or parchment) and flatten each with the bottom of a sugared glass.

Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Yield: about 3 dozen

These are the Valentine cookies I bake when I don't have time for cut-out cookies.

Source: "Life Saver" Cookbook (Favorite Recipes of Home Economics Teachers series)