Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies
 

Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies
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2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
3 tablespoons milk
Additional sugar

Preheat oven to 375F. Sift 2 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder,
1/2 teaspoon baking soda and 1/4 teaspoon salt into medium bowl.
Using electric mixer, cream 1/2 cup shortening and 3/4 cup sugar in
large bowl. Beat in 1 egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 teaspoon orange
peel. Mix in dry ingredients alternately with milk, beginning and
ending with dry ingredients.

Lightly grease 2 large cookie sheets. Roll dough out on lightly
floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut 3-inch-diameter rounds
using cookie or biscuit cutter. Transfer dough rounds to prepared
cookie sheets. Gather and reroll scraps. Cut additional cookies.
Sprinkle cookies with sugar. Bake cookies until golden brown on
edges, about 14 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool completely.