Baking Powder Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup shortening
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder

Method

1. 1 Cream shortening and sugar together.
2. 2 Beat eggs, add milk, then beat again. Add slowly to the creamed mixture along with nutmeg and vanilla.
3. 3 Sift 2 cups flour with baking powder and add to the wet ingredients. Add enough more flour to make a stiff dough.
4. 4 Roll dough very thin on a floured board and cut with cookie cutters.
5. 5 Sprinkle with sugar and place a raisin or walnut piece in the center of each cookie.
6. 6 Bake in a hot oven (425°F) for about 12 minutes.