Miriam's Sugar Cookies
I normally double or quadruple this recipe...
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
6 Tablespoons butter (softened, not melted)
1/3 cup shortening
3/4 cups sugar
1 egg
1 Tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 tsp. salt
Directions:
mix together all dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, & salt)
set aside
beat shortening, butter, & sugar together
add egg, milk, & vanilla
mix in dry ingredients
divide in half & wrap in wax paper
chill for 3 hours
preheat oven to 375 degrees F
roll out 1/4 inch and cut with cookie cutters
place on sprayed cookie sheet
bake at 375 degrees about 8 minutes
pull out of the oven just as the bottom of the cookie starts to brown
cool on rack and then frost as desired