Christmas Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 c. soft shortening (part butter)
1/3 c. sugar
1 egg
2/3 c. honey (clover)
1 tsp. lemon flavoring
3 c. sifted Gold Medal flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt

Preparation

Mix shortening, sugar, egg, honey and flavoring thoroughly. Sift together flour, soda and salt and stir in.
Chill dough. Heat oven to 375\u00b0 (quick moderate).
Roll dough out 1/4-inch thick.
Cut into desired shapes.
Place 1 inch apart on lightly greased baking sheet.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until no imprint remains when touched lightly with finger.
When cool, ice and decorate as desired.
Makes about 5 dozen.
I make about 1000 of these for Christmas to give away.
I always double this recipe.
I will stir them up one day and put dough in refrigerator and bake them the next day.