Aunt Angie's Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 2 hrs 8 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup shortening
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup sour milk or 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon nutmeg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking powder (heaping)
• 6 -7 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 cream shortening and eggs.
• 2 stir baking soda into milk and add with remaining ingredients and 5 cups of the flour.
• 3 add the remaining flour gradually until the dough "feels right". a little sticky is better than too dry as you will be working with it on a floured surface.
• 4 chill dough.
• 5 roll out to desired thickness and cut with favorite cookie cutters. i like to roll mine on the thick side for a soft cookie, but if you want crisper just roll it thinner.
• 6 you can brush with water and sprinkle with sugar before baking or leave plain and decorate with frosting after they are cooled. they are yummy either way.
• 7 bake at 400* about 8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
• 8 this recipe makes a lot of cookies, depending of course upon the size cutters and thickness you choose.