Slovenske Kolacky - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. milk, scalded
1/2 c. sugar
1 c. shortening (half butter, half margarine)
1 cake yeast
4 c. flour
3 eggs

Preparation

Combine scalded milk, sugar and shortening. Cool to lukewarm. Add yeast. Stir well with mixing spoon.
Add flour alternately with eggs as follows:
1 cup flour, alternately with 1 egg, repeat and end up with 1 cup flour.
Stir well after each addition.
Let rise for 6 hours in a cool place.