Chewy Sugar Cookies

These are gooey, chewy, soft sugar cookies that melt in your mouth! I got the recipe from Better Homes and Gardens' cookbook, Celebrating the Promise; Limited Edition.

Ingredients:

1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 to 1/3 cup sugar for coating

1. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for about 30 seconds. Add the 1 1/2 cups sugar, beat until combined. Beat in eggs, cream of tartar, baking soda, vanilla, and salt until combined. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the electric mixer and stir the rest in by hand, mixing well. Divide and wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2-3 hours.

2. Preheat oven to 375ºF. Shape small portions into 1-inch balls. Roll each ball in enough sugar to coat. Place balls on cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.

3. Bake 10-12 minutes until very light brown, rapping the sheet hard a couple of times throughout the cooking process to make the cookies fall. When cooked, let cool on the sheet for about 2 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.