Old Fashioned Soft Sugar Cookie/Teacakes Recipe

4 1/2 c Flour

2 ts Baking powder

1 ts Baking soda

1/2 ts Salt

1/2 ts Nutmeg

1 1/2 c Shortening; (crisco)

2 c Sugar

2 Eggs

1 ts Vanilla

1/2 ts Lemon extract

1 c Buttermilk

Recipe by: CAROL LOGUE (ETHN22A) Here goes an Old fashioned sugar cookie recipe. This recipe makes soft,fat sugar cookies. Great big ones too. Stir together flour, baking powder, soda, salt and nutmeg. In a large bowl beat shortening for 30 seconds. Add sugar and beat till fluffy. Add eggs, vanilla and lemon extract beat well. Add flour mixture, beating till well mixed. Divide in half. Cover and chill 3 hours or till easy to handle. For large cookies, roll dough 1/2 inch thick. Cut into rounds with a 3 inch cookie cutter. For small cookies, roll dough 3/8 thick and cut into rounds with a 2 inch cookie cutter. Place 2 1/2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Sprinkle with addition sugar(colored red and green sugar is nice for xmas time). Bake in a 375 oven for 10 to 12 mins. Remove and cool. Makes 24 large or 48 small cookies. The large are the best it looks like a nice big sugar

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