SUGAR COOKIES:

Ingredients

• 4 cups sifted cake flour;
• 2½ teaspoons baking powder;
• 4 teaspoon milk; [torn quantity] teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup soft shortening;
• 1½ cups white sugar;
• 2 eggs;
• 1 teaspoon vanilla;

Directions

1. Sift to-gether first 3 ingredients. In another bowl mix shortening and next 3 ingredients, untill creamy.Mix in flour mixture alternately with milk;
2. Chill dough thoroughly,(you can hurry this by placing it in the freezing compartment). Start heating oven to 400 degree. On lightly floured cloth-covered board, with stockinet-covered rolling pin, roll half or third of dough at a time, keeping rest chilled.
3. For crisp cookies, roll dough paper thin. For softer cookies, roll ¼ in. thick. Cut in desired shapes with floured cutter. Place on lightly greased cookie sheet, ½ in. apart. If desired, glaze by brushing tops of cookies with cream: then sprinkle with white or colored sugar, chopped nuts, cinnamon and sugar, bits of candied fruit, etc. Bake until delicately brown- about 6 minutes.

As written

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