Christmas Nut Rolls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. Crisco
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 large cake of yeast
2 eggs, beaten with wire whip
1 (5 oz.) can evaporated milk
1/2 Tbsp. vanilla
3 tsp. baking powder
3 c. flour

Preparation

Beat eggs.
Add vanilla, yeast and milk.
Mix all liquids and shortening with fingers.
Mix dry ingredients with 3 cups of flour.
Mix with liquids until dough no longer sticks to fingers. (You may need to add more flour.) Refrigerate dough 5 to 6 hours or overnight.
Put damp cloth on top of bowl while refrigerating. Roll out individual cookies and fill with nuts or apricots.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 15 minutes.