Snicker-doodles

1 cup softened butter

1 cup  Crisco

1 cup powder sugar

1 cup white sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon cream of tartar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

4 eggs

4-6 cups of flour

Blend everything but eggs and flour then add eggs and 4 cups of flour if dough is not stiff add more flour some then chill for 4-8 hours or more. Roll walnut size balls in cinnamon-sugar mix then bake 11-13 minutes at 375-400

You can use this  same dough for roll out sugar cookies or just sugar cookies by rolling the dough in powder sugar before baking

Hot Fudge Cake

 1 3/4 cups packed brown sugar

1 cup flour

6 tablespoon baking cocoa

2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup milk

2 tablespoon butter-melted

1/2 teaspoon vanilla 

1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

1 3/4 cups boiling water

vanilla ice cream

In a small bowl, combine 1 cup brown sugar, flour, 3 tablespoons cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Add the milk, butter and vanilla; spread evenly in a 3qt slow cooker cover with cooking spray the sprinkle with chocolate chips. Then combine the remaining brown sugar and cocoa and stir in the boiling water and pour of batter (do not stir in). Cover and cook on low/high depending on you crock pot for 3-4 hours watch if you start smelling the fudge you can add coffee to moisten the cake before serving. Serve warm with ice cream