Swedish Sugar Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1 c. shortening
1 scant tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
2 eggs
1 c. sugar
4 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. flavoring of choice: vanilla, lemon, anise or nutmeg

Preparation

Cut shortening in dry ingredients as for pie crust.
Beat together eggs, sugar, milk and flavoring.
Stir into dry ingredients and chill overnight.
Roll out and cut in favorite holiday shapes; Christmas, Easter, Valentines, etc.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes in 350\u00b0 oven.