Sugar Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter and shortening (mixed)
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1/2 c. milk
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. lemon extract
flour (enough to make soft dough, about 4 c.)

Preparation

Dissolve soda and cream of tartar in milk.
Cream butter, shortening, sugar and eggs together.
Add to milk mixture.
Sift about 4 cups of flour and start working this into the wet mixture. Use only enough flour to make soft dough.
Refrigerate dough overnight.
Roll out very thin and cut into cookies.
Bake at 400\u00b0 until brown.
Watch carefully.