Tea Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. flour
2 c. sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
pinch of salt
2 eggs
1 c. shortening
1/2 c. milk
2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Sift dry ingredients together. Cream shortening and sugar. Beat eggs just enough to break yolk. Add to shortening and sugar. Add flour and milk alternately, then vanilla. Kneed slightly on floured board. Roll and cut with cookie cutter. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and reduce to 350 degrees when the cookies are put in oven. Bake on a greased cookie sheet about 15 minutes. Makes about 9 dozen, depending on thickness.