Ingredients & Directions
                
     1 c  Shortening (part butter)
     2 c  Sugar
     2 lg Eggs
     5 c  Flour
     2 ts Baking soda
     1 ts Salt
     2 ts Baking powder
     2 ts Nutmeg
     1 c  Milk
 Lighter and fluffier than most sugar cookies. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
 Beat shortening, suugar and eggs together until light and lemon-colored.
 Add the rest of the ingredients alternately with milk. Drop cookies onto
 ungreased cookie sheet with a teaspoon or #40 dipper. Bake until just light
 brown. Cool on racks and frost with favorite frosting. Sprinkle with
 colored for the holidays.
                
                 Yields       
                66 Cookies