Sugar cookies #2 (1950)

72 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¾ cup Shortening
1 cup Sugar
2 Eggs -- beaten
2 teaspoons Grated orange rind
3½ cup Sifted all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons Baking powder
½ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Vanilla
⅓ cup Milk

Directions

Cream shortning and sugar. Beat eggs and rind into mixture. Sift dry ingredients. Add ½ of dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Mix well. Add vanilla and milk and remaining dry ingredients. Chill well. Roll ⅛ inch thick on lightly floured board or pastry cloth; cut into shapes with cooky cutters. Bake on ungreased cooky sheet in moderate oven (375 deg. F) about 8-10 min.

Makes about 6 doz. cookies.

The illustrations show a row of weirdly pin-headed gingerbread persons in sugar overalls, and a fetching plateful of bells, boots, wreaths, and what might be intended to be reindeer.

Stacy Leah Scott 25 Oct 1995

Recipe By : From 1950s vintage "Bake King" cookie sheet From: Marjorie Scofield Date: 12-04-95 (06:43) (160) Fido: Recipes

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