Drop Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. shortening
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
6 c. flour
1 1/2 c. milk
3 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. soda

Preparation

Cream sugar and shortening.
Add eggs, nutmeg, vanilla and baking powder.
Mix soda with milk; add alternately with flour. Drop with soup spoon on greased cookie sheet.
Bake plain or sprinkle with sugar or cinnamon-sugar mixture.
Bake in 350\u00b0 oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
Do not overbake.
Makes 5 dozen; contains 122 calories per cookie.