Crisp Christmas Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening or oleo (margarine)
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla or orange or lemon or almond extract

Steps

1. Cream shortening, sugar and egg yolks.
2. Sift dry ingredients and add alternately with milk and extract.
3. Chill well; roll out and cut with fancy cutters.
4. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes (originally 12-15 minutes, corrected on card).

Notes

Makes 36 (a later orange-pencil note reads ’45’, with heart and flower doodles — perhaps the yield with those cutters).

Bake time ’12 – 15 min’ crossed out and ‘8 – 10’ written above in orange.

Card is well-worn and stained.

Photo: stock photo found online.

Rosie Lee’s original recipe cards

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