Gloria's Grandma's Christmas Cookies

 

4 1/2 cups flour

3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 cup shortening, or butter

3 eggs

1 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup milk

 

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Sift flour, baking powder into large bowl.  Add shortening or butter.  Mix until like meal.  Beat eggs, sugar and vanilla in separate bowl.  Add milk.  Add two mixtures together.  Stir.  Roll 1/3 of mixture onto a well floured board.  Toll dough to 1/4 inch thick.  (you will be adding lots of flour.  Maybe up to 1/3cup or more to each part.  Cut out with Christmas cookie cutters.  Place on an ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake 12 to 15 minutes.  Bottom should be golden brown, upper cookie still mostly white.  Frost with powdered sugar icing and decorate.  This is a shortbread cookie and is not sweet.  The frosting adds the sweet.