Old Fashioned Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 17 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 10 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup pure lard
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 5 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 cream sugar and lard until fluffy. beat in eggs.
• 2 add milk with vanilla alternately with dry ingredients, and stir to combine.
• 3 chill for 1 hour before rolling and cutting.
• 4 when ready to bake, preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 5 roll dough 1/8” thick and cut into shapes with cookie cutters.
• 6 bake on sheets lined with parchment paper for 5 to 7 minutes, until very lightly browned around the edges.
• 7 store baked cookies in sealed container for 3-5 days before serving.