Rich Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 2 ½ cups flour
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ¼ teaspoon salt

Directions

Cream butter; add sugar gradually, creaming until fluffy.  Add unbeaten egg and vanilla; beat well.  Sift together dry ingredients.  Blend with creamed mixture.  Drop by teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake at 375 degrees for 8 minutes.  Do not overcook.  Easy, chewy and good!  Yield:  5 dozen.