Mimi's Biscorta Cookies

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 6 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 8 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 mix flour and sugar and cut in shortening.
• 2 beat eggs slightly and add to mixture.
• 3 add baking powder, salt, vanilla and milk.
• 4 mix well.
• 5 roll dough (small pieces at a time) to about 1/4 -inch thick.
• 6 cut strips and twist dough like pretzels, or use cookie cutters and cut out desired shapes.
• 7 add sugar sprinkles before baking if desired.
• 8 bake in a preheated 375 degree f oven for about 15 minutes.
• 9 cool 5 minutes, remove to rack and cool completely.
• 10 note: my guess is you could sprinkle with confectioner's sugar after baking.