Granny'S Italian Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 eggs
3 to 4 c. flour
4 tsp. baking powder
pinch of salt
1 tsp. vanilla
6 heaping Tbsp. Crisco
12 heaping Tbsp. sugar

Preparation

Beat sugar and Crisco until very creamy.
Add eggs and beat very well.
Add vanilla.
Put flour, baking powder and salt through sifter and mix thoroughly into batter; should not be sticky.
Grease cookie sheets.
Drop by teaspoon onto sheets and form with fingers.
Bake at 400\u00b0 until cookies are light brown. Ice with powdered sugar and milk frosting.