Swig Sugar Cookies

1 cup butter softened 

3/4 cups vegetable oil

1 1/4 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup powdered sugar 

2 Tbl water

2 large eggs

1 tsp vanilla 

5 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp cream of tartar 

Cream butter, oil, sugars, water, eggs and vanilla until smooth and well combined. Add dry ingredients to the butter mixture, mixing until the dry ingredients have been incorporated into the dough. Roll dough into golf sized balls (about 2 Tbl) and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Dip the bottom of a flat glass into sugar and press form in the middle of each cookie leaving the cookie about 1/4-1/2 inch thick. Bake cookies at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until the bottom is slightly browned. You want them soft so be careful to not over bake them. Let cool and frost. I like them with butter cream frosting but the original Swig cookies have a sour cream frosting. 

Butter cream frosting 

1 cup butter softened

3 cups powdered sugar

2-3 oz heavy whipping cream (I’ve used whole milk too)

1 tsp vanilla 

Mix all ingredients together and whip for about 5 minutes until frosting is creamy

Swig frosting

1/4 cup butter 

6 Tbl sour cream 

1/2 tsp vanilla 

4 cups powdered sugar 

2-3 Tbl milk

1-2 drops red food coloring