Servings: 4 dozen 1" cookies

1 c shortening  ( ½ crisco, ½ oleo) 1 c shortening  ( ½ crisco, ½ oleo)
1 c brown sugar 1 c brown sugar
1 c granulated sugar 1 c granulated sugar
2 t vanilla 2 t vanilla
2 eggs, beaten 2 eggs, beaten
1/3 c sour milk ⅓ c sour milk
4 c flour 4 c flour
1 t soda 1 t soda
1 t baking powder 1 t baking powder
½ t salt ½ t salt
Food coloring and extra granulated sugar if decorating* Food coloring and extra granulated sugar if decorating*
 

Oven:  400 Bake time:  7 to 10 min per cookie sheet Total time:  2 to 26 hours incl. chilling
Cream sugars and shortening mixture together.  Add eggs, vanilla & milk.  Beat well.
Sift together last four ingredients.  Gradually add to batter.
Chill for at least an hour: works best if you chill dough for 24 hours before baking.
Shape dough into balls; flatten with glass dipped in granulated sugar.
*For Christmas cookies, roll dough out to 1” thick; cut with shaped cookie cutters; sprinkle with colored sugar (add a little coloring to white sugar and shake together in Ziploc bag if you don’t have any on hand.