Holiday Cutout Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. soda
3/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. almond flavoring
1 large egg

Preparation

Mix
shortening,
sugar, salt, soda and flavoring.
Mix well. Add
egg.
Mix
well.
Add
flour.
Mix well.
Chill in refrigerator
(cover top).
On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough about 1/4-inch thick.
Cut with cookie cutter.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for about 8 minutes.
Cool and put a buttercream icing on them.