2 Cups sugar
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 Cup shortening
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 Cups buttermilk or sour milk (see note below)
2 teaspoons baking soda
5 Cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
Directions:
Cream shortening, sugar and eggs then milk. Sift together all dry ingredients and incorporate slowly.
Dough should be stiff. If it isn’t, then gradually add 1 to 3 more cups of flour until desired stiffness is desired.
Chill dough for 2 hours, then roll to your desired thickness onto aluminum foil that has a little flour sprinkled on it. Cut cookies into desired shapes with cookie cutters, sprinkle them with colored sugars to decorate and bake at 350 degrees until golden around the edges.
NOTE: If you don’t have buttermilk or sour milk for this recipe, you can easily sour your milk with a teaspoon of vinegar.
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