Sugar Cookies

Yield: approx. 5 dozen in time: 1 hr. or so

2 C. sugar

1 C. shortening

1/2 C. butter

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

1 C. milk

5 C. flour

2 tsp. of baking powder (heaping tsps.)

1 tsp. salt

-Mix all ingredients. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Roll out to desired thickness and cut. Bake each cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes, or desired doneness.

Icing idea: 1 C. confectioner's sugar, 2 tsp. milk, 2 tsp. light corn syrup, 1/4 tsp. almond extract. I had to play with this a bit, adding a little more milk and corn syrup as well as some vanilla until I liked the consistency. But once I did, it was great; it tastes good on the cookies and dries hard and a little shiny so they are easy to store.