Sugar Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. shortening
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. soda
4 tsp. baking powder
2 c. sugar
1 egg, well beaten
5 c. flour
1 c. milk

Preparation

Combine shortening, salt, vanilla and soda.
Add sugar gradually and cream well.
Add beaten egg and mix thoroughly.
Mix flour with baking powder.
Add to creamed mixture, alternately with milk, mixing well.
Drop from tip of teaspoon on baking sheet, greased with shortening.
Let stand a few minutes.
Then flatten cookies by stamping with a glass covered with a damp cloth.
Bake in moderately hot 375\u00b0 oven.
Makes about 5 1/2 dozen cookies.