Icebox Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. fat
1/3 c. brown sugar
1 2/3 c. white sugar
1 egg
2/3 tsp. baking powder
pinch of soda
1/3 tsp. salt
2/3 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/3 c. flour

Preparation

Cream shortening; add sugar and beat well.
Add egg and beat well.
Sift remaining dry ingredients and add to first mixture. This dough may be divided, adding melted chocolate and vanilla to one portion, grated coconut to another portion, nuts and raisins or chopped dates to another portion.
These portions may be made into sausage-like rolls, wrapped in waxed paper and placed in refrigerator overnight or until wanted.
Before baking, slice very thin.
Bake in hot oven on cookie sheet.