Gold Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter flavor shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 egg yolks
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
2 teaspoons cinnamon

Preparation

Mix together shrtening, sugar and egg yolks.
Stir in milk and vanilla.
Add in flour, baking powder and salt.
Chill dough.
Roll into balls the size of walnuts and roll balls in mixture of nuts and cinnamon.
Place 3 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
Bake at 400 degrees for 12-15 minutes, until golden brown, but still soft.
Yields 5 dozen 2-inch cookies.