Ingredients
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3/4 cup shortening
1 cup white sugar
1/3 cup milk
2 eggs
3 1/2 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon real vanilla
omit nutmeg and vanilla
sub with 1 tsp. lemon extract
and 1/2 tsp lemon zest
Preparation
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Cream first two ingredients.
Add milk, eggs and mix.
Add to well mixed dry ingredients.
Add nutmeg and vanilla.
Refrigerate one hour or more.
Roll out 1/4 of the chilled dough.
Cut out half the rounds using a biscuit cutter.
Place whole rounds on a cookie sheet.
Add two teaspoons of filling.
Use a donut cutter to make rounds with a hole.
Top cookie with these so filling can peek through.
Crimp/seal edges with finger tips or fork.
Bake 400 F for 8-10 minutes.
Cookies shouuld be pale while bottoms are golden brown.
Fillings I prefer: Mincemeat, date filling, jellies, jams, cherry pie filling.
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