Grandma's Sugar Cookies
INGREDIENTS:
1 c Shortening (part butter)
2 c Sugar
2 lg Eggs
5 c Flour
2 ts Baking soda
1 ts Salt
2 ts Baking powder
2 ts Nutmeg
1 c Milk
1 c Shortening (part butter)
2 c Sugar
2 lg Eggs
5 c Flour
2 ts Baking soda
1 ts Salt
2 ts Baking powder
2 ts Nutmeg
1 c Milk
Lighter and fluffier than most sugar cookies. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Beat shortening, suugar and eggs together until light and lemon-colored. Add the rest of the ingredients alternately with milk. Drop cookies onto ungreased cookie sheet with a teaspoon or #40 dipper. Bake until just light brown. Cool on racks and frost with favorite frosting. Sprinkle with colored for the holidays.