Grandma's sugar cookies

66 Cookies

Ingredients

Quantity 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

Directions

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.

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