Farmhouse Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 17 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 5 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup crisco
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 4 tablespoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 combine wet ingredients and blend well.1-2 minutes.
• 2 sift dry ingredients together and combine with wet ingredients. mix well.
• 3 chill dough at least 1 hour for ease in rolling out.
• 4 roll out on thoroughly floured surface -- to a little less than 1/2" thick.(if you like a thicker cookie).
• 5 cut out with desired cutters, brush off excess flour. gently --.
• 6 bake at 350* for 12 minutes.
• 7 cool on sheets 5 minutes. then remove to wire rack to cool completely.
• 8 frost with your favorite icing.