Cookies For A Crowd

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 13 lbs flour
• 9 lbs sugar
• 8 teaspoons salt
• 8 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 8 lbs butter
• 16 large eggs
• 16 tablespoons flavoring (i use vanilla, butter & nut by mccormick)

Recipe

• 1 in a gigantic bowl, combine first 5 ingredients and mix well with hand mixer.
• 2 cut in butter, by slices, until mixture resembles cornmeal.
• 3 add eggs and flavoring and mix well.
• 4 shape approximately 3-4 cups of dough into a long tube. cover tube with plastic wrap or foil and refrigerate overnight.
• 5 when ready to bake, slice dough into rounds approximately 1/4-inch thick and place 2-inches apart on lightly greased cookie sheet (or parchment covered cookie sheet).
• 6 bake at 325°f for 15-18 minutes. cool.
• 7 in the past, i have added chocolate chips, raisins and nuts to the basic mix for a different type of cookie.