INGREDIENTS

  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup Crisco
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 4 cups flour

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a large bowl, beat sugar and crisco until smooth and creamy.
  2. Add egg, buttermilk, and vanilla, and beat until mixed.
  3. In a separate bowl, sift together baking powder, baking soda, and flour.
  4. Add a little of the flour mixture at a time to the sugar mixture stirring by hand until it is thick, smooth, and easy to roll out.
  5. Sprinkle wax paper with flour, and place 1/2 of the dough onto the wax paper. Flatten out and sprinkle with a touch more flour to keep from sticking.
  6. Roll dough thin. Cut with 2 inch cookie cutter.
  7. Repeat with remaining dough until all dough has been used.
  8. Bake on cookie sheet for 10-12 minutes at 375 degrees.
  9. Can be eaten plain or made into sandwich cookies with Chocolate icing or Sweet Milk and Sugar icing.