Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sugar
1 c. shortening (I use 1/2 Crisco and 1/2 margarine)
2 eggs
1/2 c. sweet milk
1 tsp. soda, added to sweet milk
3 c. flour
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cream together shortening and sugar. Add vanilla, then eggs, beating after each one. Mix in 1/2 of the flour, then 1/2 milk, another 1/2 of flour and rest of milk. Drop by spoonful onto baking sheet. Bake about 10 to 12 minutes at 375\u00b0. Makes about 5 dozen.