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1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 1/4 cups flour 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt

Cream the shortening and the sugar. Add the eggs, extract, and milk. In a medium bowl mix the dry ingredients with a wire whisk. Add the dry ingredients to the large bowl. Mix with mixer until well combined. With hands, shape dough into a ball. Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours.

Lightly grease cookie sheets. Roll half or 1/3 dough at a time, keep the rest refrigerated. For crisp cookies, roll dough, paper thin. For softer cookies, roll 1/8 “ to 1/4� thick. Cut into shapes with cookie cutter.

Place cookies 1/2 inch apart on cookie sheets. Decorate*** Bake 8 minutes or until very light in a 400 degree preheated oven

Gingerbread Cookies 3/4 cup molasses 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 1/3 cup water 1/8 cup butter, softened 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Mix together the molasses, brown sugar, water and butter until smooth.

Combine the flour, baking soda, allspice, ginger, cloves & cinnamon, stir them into the wet mixture until all of the dry is absorbed. Cover dough and chill for 3 hours.

On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut out with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in a350 degree preheated oven. Remove from the cookie sheets to cool on wire racks. Yields 3 Dozen.

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