Yield: 66 Cookies
Measure | Ingredient |
---|---|
1 cup | Shortening (part butter) |
2 cups | Sugar |
2 larges | Eggs |
5 cups | Flour |
2 teaspoons | Baking soda |
1 teaspoon | Salt |
2 teaspoons | Baking powder |
2 teaspoons | Nutmeg |
1 cup | 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.