White Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
3/4 c. shortening
2 eggs
1/2 c. milk
flour (to roll)
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. dates or raisins
1/2 c. nuts (if desired)

Preparation

Cream sugar, shortening and eggs.
Add milk.
Sift together flour, soda and cream of tartar.
Mix with sugar mixture.
Add vanilla.
Add dates, raisins and nuts if desired.
Roll dough to 1/4 inch.
Bake in 350\u00b0 oven 8 to 10 minutes.
When cooked, even the bottoms should still be white (don't brown them).