Sugar Drop Cookies with Oil

Joy of Cooking Sugar Drop Cookies with Oil

Sift together:
2 1/2 cups flour (GF blend)
1 1/2 tsps baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon or 1/4 tsp fresh nutmeg
Combine:
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup vegetable oil (I use non-GE canola)
Add to this mixture and beat well after each addition:
2 eggs*
1 tsp vanilla**
Preheat oven to 375. 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 and sprinkle with granulated sugar Bake about 10-12 minutes on a lightly greased cookie sheet.

*Replace two eggs with 1/2 Tbsp tapioca starch dissolved and boiled in 1/2 cup water till clear and thick.
** To turn into lemon drop cookies, omit cinnamon and replace vanilla with lemon extract. Roll into small balls and flatten slightly.**To turn into chocolate chip cookies, omit cinnamon and add about 1 cup mini chocolate chips