Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a large bowl, cream the margarine/butter, shortening and sugars until smooth. Then add eggs and vanilla and mix until well blended.

In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients and blend. Then add this mixture, a little at a time, to the bowl of wet ingredients until you have a nice, smooth, cookie batter.

From here you have a couple of choices:

Grandmother liked to roll the dough into small, one-inch balls and then roll them in an additional layer of powdered sugar (pictured).

I prefer to make them as drop cookies without the extra calories of the extra powdered sugar (trust me, they are perfectly sweet without).

Place them on lightly greased cookie sheets. They will spread a bit so give them an inch or so on each side for spreading as they cook. Cook at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes for chewy cookies; 10-12 minutes for crunchier. Enjoy!!