Tea Cake Cookies

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 1/3 cup shortening (Crisco)
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

Instructions:
Cream the butter, shortening and sugar until very fluffy and thoroughly creamed. Add vanilla and salt. Add one egg and beat well. Add the other egg and beat well. Stir in flour. Mix well. Drop by teaspoonsful on greased cookie sheet. Flatten each cookie and bake at 375 until edges of cookies are delicately brown (usually about 8-10 min) Remove from cookie sheet immediately.
Makes about 6 dozen