Sugar Cookies

• 3 cups flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• ¼ tsp. salt
• 1¼ cups sugar
• 1 cup shortening
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Sift dry ingredients together. Add shortening, mixing in with a fork. Add unbeaten eggs and flavoring. Mix well. Roll out very thin on floured board and cut with floured cookie cutters. Decorate tops if desired.

Bake in moderate oven at 375 degrees for 8 minutes or until light brown. Yield – 6 dozen.