Sugar Cookies

1 1/2 cup sugar
1 cup shortening
2 eggs
4 1/2 cups flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/4 tsp baking soda
4 tsps baking powder
1 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla

Cream sugar and shortening, add eggs and mix well. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk & vanilla. Roll out on floured pastry cloth to 1/4 inch thickness.

Cut with cookie cutters and bake on ungreased cookie sheets at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or less.

Makes 5 dozen.