Nutmeg Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. butter or shortening
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1/4 c. milk
2 c. sifted flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. salt

Preparation

Cream butter or shortening with sugar; mix until it is well creamed.
Beat eggs and add milk.
Add the liquid slowly to the sugar and butter mix and beat well.
Add a little at a time the sifted flour, baking powder, nutmeg and salt (which have been sifted together).
Take only part of the dough at a time and roll out thin or thick, as desired.
Cut with plain or fancy cutters which have been dipped in flour.
Place on a greased sheet and bake at 350\u00b0 for 10 to 15 minutes.