Rolled Sugar Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening
3/4 c. sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. grated orange peel
2 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. soda
2 to 3 Tbsp. milk

Preparation

Cream the sugar and shortening.
Beat in the egg, then the vanilla and orange rind.
Add the dry ingredients alternately with milk.
Refrigerate.
Roll and cut into shapes.
Bake on greased cookie sheets 10 to 12 minutes at 350\u00b0.
These can be decorated before baking or frosted and trimmed when cool.