Standard refrigerator cookies

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
6 cups Flour
4 teaspoons Baking powder
½ teaspoon Salt
1½ cup Shortening
3 cups Brown sugar
2 Eggs, well beaten
2 teaspoons Vanilla
or figs to 1 portion and mix well.

Directions

Stir flour, baking powder and salt together.

Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and flavoring and mix well. Add dry ingredients. Divide dough into 6 equal portions. Leave 1 plain and make the following variations of remaining dough.

Shape each piece of dough into a roll. Chill. When firm, slice very thin and bake at 350 degrees for 10 - 12 minutes.

Chocolate: Add 2 squares of melted chocolate to 1 portion : of dough and blend well.

Coconut: Add ⅓ cup coconut to 1 portion and mix well.

Fruit: Add ⅓ cup chopped dated, raisins, dried apricots Nut: Add ⅓ cup finely chopped almonds, pecans, peanuts or walnuts to 1 portion and mix well.

Spice: Add ½ tsp. cinnamon and ¼ tsp. nutmeg to 1 portion and mix well.

Food coloring can be added.

kmarsolf@... Katharine Marsolf Applied Computing Devices, Inc.

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