This recipe is from Donna.

1/2 cup butter-flavored Crisco or margarine
1 cup sugar, plus additional for rolling
2 eggs
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
red food coloring
2 1/2 cups flour, each slightly rounded (overfull)
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 375. Cream together shortening, sugar and eggs; if you use margarine, the cookies wil spread more when baking. Add milk and vanilla, then add enough red food coloring to tint the dough a rosy pink - depending on your preference this could be the whole bottle, but start with at least 1 tablespoon. Sift together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt, add to the wet ingredients and mix thoroughly. Chill the dough for several hours and form rounded teaspoonfuls into balls. Roll the balls in additional sugar and place 2 inches apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake for 11-13 minutes; cookies are done when they lose most of their glossiness and come away easily from the sheet using a spatula (crumbs will be golden).

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