Mom'S Sugar Cookies(Tea Cakes) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. white sugar
1 c. lard *
2 eggs
2 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
1/2 c. sour milk or buttermilk
1/2 c. sweet milk

Preparation

Cream lard, sugar and eggs.
Sift 2 cups flour with soda, salt and nutmeg.
Add to creamed mixture, alternating with milks.
Add enough more flour to make a dough as soft as can be handled.
Roll out rather thin.
Cut with a large cookie cutter.
Bake at 400\u00b0 until just firm to touch.
Sprinkle with sugar.