Aunt Rosie'S Soft Sugar Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. shortening
1 c. white sugar
1/2 c. brown sugar
3 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt (optional)
4 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. soda
4 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder

Preparation

Cream and mix first 6 ingredients well.
Set aside.
Dissolve soda in milk.
Set aside.
Mix together flour and baking powder. Set aside.
With creamed mixture, alternate adding milk mixture and flour mixture until both mixtures are used up.
Add flour to board and roll out to cut fairly thick.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 12 to 15 minutes or until light brown.