Mom's Pie Crust Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 5 1/2-6 cups flour (depends on the weather)
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup shortening (do not use butter, i use lard) or 1 cup lard (do not use butter, i use lard)
• 1 cup milk
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 mix all dry in a large bowl.
• 2 cut shortening into dry till fine and crumbly (use your hands for this).
• 3 mix all wet together and add to dry. mix with wooden spoon till dough forms. dough will be soft.
• 4 roll out on well floured surface (i use equal parts flour and sugar) to 1/4 inch thick. cut into shapes.
• 5 place on lightly greased sheet and bake at 350°f for 8-10 minutes. do not let cookie bottoms brown at all.