German Christmas Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 1/2 c. granulated sugar
    1 c. lard
    1 pt. sweet milk
    1 oz. baking ammonia
    3 eggs
    1/2 tsp. salt
    1 tsp. oil of anise
Preparation
    Soak ammonia in milk 24 hours.
    Stir occasionally.
    Flour to make a stiff dough.
    Roll thin and cut with Christmas cookie cutters.
    Bake at 325\u00b0 to 350\u00b0 until light brown on bottom and white on top.
    Frost and decorate.
    Never a failure.
    They mellow after frosted and stored in an airtight container.

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