RUMFORD SUGAR COOKIES

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A nice sugar cookie from the 1940s. It's fine to use milk instead of the water.

Provided by Martha

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 cups white sugar
1 cup shortening
3 eggs
2 tablespoons water
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground cloves
3 cups all-purpose flour

Steps:

(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 Facts : Calories 206.9 calories, Carbohydrate 28.9 g, Cholesterol 23.3 mg, Fat 9.4 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.4 g, Sodium 70.2 mg, Sugar 16.8 g