Charlene's "grandma's Cookies"

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup shortening, no substitutes
• 1 cup milk
• 5 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda (scant)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring or 1 teaspoon lemon flavoring or 1 teaspoon almond flavoring
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 5 cups flour, to make fairly stiff dough (i use approx 5 cups)

Recipe

• 1 cream shortening, add sugar and eggs, beat well.
• 2 then add alternately the flour sifted with the baking powder, soda, salt with the milk.
• 3 roll out and cut with cookie cutter or glass top, bake at 375°f until done.
• 4 to decorate:.
• 5 ice with your favourite icing and sprinkles.
• 6 or try using crushed candy canes and drizzle with chocolate.