Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Mississippi Cookies

1/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla and a dash of salt
1 -1/3 cups of flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon milk

Combine shortening, butter, sugar, salt, vanilla and eggs.
Add sifted dry ingredients.  Chill.
Roll as thin as possible.  Use any cookie cutter you choose.
Bake on a sprayed cookie sheet for 7 - 10 minutes at 350 degrees.
Makes 3 -4 dozen.

Kara Kimbrough
Clarion Ledger
4/7/10