Sugar 'n Spice Cookies

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 4 teaspoons milk
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 add shortening to a large mixing bowl; cream until fluffy.
• 2 gradually add in sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
• 3 add in egg and milk; beat well.
• 4 in another smaller bowl, add flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt; stir to combine; add to batter; beat well.
• 5 stir in vanilla.
• 6 cover and chill dough for 1 hour.
• 7 roll dough out onto a lightly floured surface to 1/4 inch thickness.
• 8 cut out with cookie cutter (i dip the cutting edges of my cookie cutters in flour first).
• 9 place cut-out shapes on a lightly greased baking sheet.
• 10 bake at 375° for 6-8 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 11 cool on wire rack.
• 12 cooled cookies may be frosted if desired.