#ThrowbackThursday: Pepper Sisson dressed as Santa, reading the Christmas Story of Jesus’ birth to the kids a few years back at Bellefontaine UMC.  Just for fun, and as a reminder to leave a few cookies for the “Big Guy”… My Santa’s FAVORITE COOKIES…

SANTA’S SUGAR COOKIES

1 cup of granulated sugar

1 cup of butter

1 cup of powdered sugar

1 cup oil

4 1/2 cups of flour

1 tsp. cream of tartar

1 tsp. soda

1 tsp. salt

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

Blend sugars, butter and oil. Add eggs and beat well again. Add vanilla. Combine flour, cream of tartar, soda and salt and add to fist mixture. Mix well. Drop small balls of dough in granulated sugar. Put on baking sheet, flatten with tines of fork. Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Makes 8 dozen cookies. Note: You may need a little more flour.