Aunt Anne's Christmas Cookies

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup shortening
  • ½ cup milk
  • 3 eggs
  • 5 cups sifted flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder

Directions

  1. Cream shortening and sugar, add eggs and beat well.
  2. Add milk and sifted dry ingredient alternately, beating well after each addit- ional.
  3. Chill dough several hours or over night.
  4. Roll out on floured board and cut in fancy shapes.

Timing: beat well; beating well after each addition; Chill dough several hours or over night; 8-min.

Temperature: oven-350°

Equipment: sifter, mixing bowl and beating utensil, rolling pin, floured board, fancy-shape cutters, oven

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Aunt Anne's Christmas cookies 2 cups sugar 1 cup shortening ½ cup milk 3 eggs 5 cups sifted flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons baking powder Cream shortening and sugar, add eggs and beat well. Add milk and sifted dry ingredient alternately, beating well after each addit- ional. Chill dough several hours or over night. Roll out on floured board and cut in fancy shapes. beat well; beating well after each addition; Chill dough several hours or over night; 8-min. oven-350° sifter, mixing bowl and beating utensil, rolling pin, floured board, fancy-shape cutters, oven [A readable typed front with one clipped word and a blank reverse.]

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup shortening
  • ½ cup milk
  • 3 eggs
  • 5 cups sifted flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp baking powder

Directions

  1. Cream shortening, sugar, add eggs and beat well.
  2. Add milk and sift dry ingredients alternately, beating well after each addition.
  3. Chill Dough several hours or over night.
  4. Roll out on floured board and cut in fancy shapes.

Timing: several hours or over night

Equipment: floured board

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