Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups shortening
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 2 2/3 Tbs milk
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 Tbs baking powder
• Powdered sugar

Directions

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Cream together shortening and sugar.
• Cream together vanilla and eggs with the above.
• Stir in milk.
• Add salt, flour, and baking powder all at once.
• Stir just until mixed.
• Chill in fridge 1 hour.
• Roll in powdered sugar.
• Bake 5-6 minutes.
  • Do not over bake or they will be dry.

Learned about this recipe from Emily Andrews, who learned about it from Heidi Brown.