Christmas Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. shortening
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. baking powder
3 c. flour

Preparation

Mix butter, shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla thoroughly. Add dry ingredients, mix until the dough
is firm enough to handle. This can be used in a cookie press or rolled out and cut with cookie cutters. Decorate with powdered sugar frosting.