Grandma's Cutout Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup shortening
• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sour milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 pinch salt
• 5 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• cream shortening and sugar. add eggs, sour milk and vanilla. add dry ingredients and mix well.
• cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• roll out dough and cut with cookie cutters. bake 10 minutes. cool and frost or decorate.