I called my sister tonight and she had the sugar cookie recipe! So I now can share this recipe with you all. This is the one that the family in the past has asked me to make for them and it kind of became my thing to do there for awhile.
These cookies are highly fattening!!!!!!!!!
Sherry's Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies
1 cup butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup powdered sugar
2 eggs
4 1/2 cups sifted flour
1 tsp. cream of tartar
Thoroughly cream oil, butter, and both sugars. Add vanilla and eggs. Mix dry ingredients in separate bowl. Then sift into other mixture and blend well. Either roll into balls and roll in sugar (and cinnamon if desired) OR roll out dough and use cookie cutters. Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for about 12 minutes
Note: Raw dough keeps well in refrigerator.
(This is S.M.'s recipe.)
My notes: When I make these, I usually cut out the cookies. I then make icing or buy the icing already in tubes at the store and decorate the cookies with the icing. These are really soft, yummy cookies that are excellent with the icing on them. From what I remember, the cookie itself is not overly sweet. But when you add the icing, they are absolutely delicious! | 
