Categories: Cookies

Ingredients

• 2/3 C shortening-solid Crisco, not liquid oil
• 2/3 C butter
• 1 1/2 C sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 t vanilla (orange extract is very good ) OR 1 t vanilla ext and 1 t lemon extract
• 3 1/2 C flour
• 2 t baking powder
• 1 t salt
• Can add 1 C dried cranberries or cherries or some of each. Also good with chocolate chips and/or nuts.
• Frosting mix for when cookies cooled-If orange extract in cookie dough, use orange extract in frosting
• If use lemon ext with vanilla ext- don't use lemon extract in frosting
• Half Batch
• 1/3 C Crisco
• 1/3 C soft butter 3/4 C sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 t vanilla
• 1 3/4 C flour
• 1 t baking powder
• 1/2 t salt

Directions

1. Cream shortening and sugar

2. Beat in eggs

3. Beat in vanilla

4. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt

5. Blend flour, baking powder and salt gradually into creamed mixture

6. Siightly press cookie down with fingers

7. BAKE 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes-my oven takes 4 or so minutes longer

8. Cookies are very light brown around edges

9. Frost when cooled

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