Old Fashioned Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup pure lard
2 eggs
3/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
5 cups flour

Preparation

Cream sugar and lard until fluffy. Beat in eggs.
Add milk with vanilla alternately with dry ingredients, and stir to combine.
Chill for 1 hour before rolling and cutting.
When ready to bake, preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Roll dough 1/8\" thick and cut into shapes with cookie cutters.
Bake on sheets lined with parchment paper for 5 to 7 minutes, until very lightly browned around the edges.
Store baked cookies in sealed container for 3-5 days before serving.