Recipe: Sugar Drop Cookies with Oil (Joy of Cooking, 1970's)

SUGAR DROP COOKIES WITH OIL

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Sift together:
2 1/2 cups sifted all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons double acting baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon or 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

Combine:
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup vegetable oil

Add to this mixture and beat well after each addition:
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla

Add the flour mixture all at once and beat well. Shape the dough into 1/2-inch balls.

Dip the balls in:
Granulated Sugar
or, flatten the balls as thin as you can between very lightly floured hands.

To give a corrugated effect score them in parallel lines with a fork dipped in flour.

Sprinkle with:
Granulated sugar

Bake about 10 to 12 minutes on a lightly greased cookie sheet.

Source: Joy of Cooking by Rombauer, Becker, 1975, Bobb-Merrill Company Inc.