A nice sugar cookie from the 1940s. It’s fine to use milk instead of the water.
Original recipe makes 4 dozen
Ingredients
2 cups white sugar
1 cup shortening
3 eggs
2 tablespoons water
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
3 cups all-purpose flour
Directions
- (Directions as written:) Cream fat and sugar, beat in whipped eggs, add baking powder and 1 cup flour, then water and spices; add remaining flour gradually, working in more flour until dough is stiff enough to roll.
- Sprinkle flour over pastry board. Make a ball of dough, lay it on the board. Rub rolling pin with flour and roll out dough into a sheet 1/4 inch thick. Cut in round cakes, sift granulated sugar over each, and bake quickly 400 – 450 F. (200 – 230 C).
Nutrition
Calories: 207 kcal
Carbohydrates: 28.9 g
Cholesterol: 26 mg
Fat: 9.4 g
Fiber: 0.5 g
Protein: 2.4 g
Sodium: 70 mg
