| | Sugar Cookies 4 4 cups of sifted cake flour
2 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of salt
2/3 cup of soft shortening (5 oz.)
1 1/2 cups of sugar (11-1/2 oz.)
2 unbeaten eggs
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
4 teaspoons of milk |
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Sift the dry ingredients together; set aside. Mix shortening with sugar, eggs, and vanilla until very light and fluffy. Mix in flour mixture alternately with milk. Refrigerate dough until easy to handle (several hours or overnight). Roll on floured board, cut, and bake at 400ºF. until delicate brown, about 9 minutes. Some almond extract almost always is added, too. |
