Vanilla Cookies

Ingredients

 * ½ cup sugar
 * 6 tablespoons shortening
 * ⅛ teaspoon salt
 * 1 teaspoon vanilla flavor
 * 1 tablespoon milk
 * 1 egg
 * about 2⅓ cups flour, or enough to make a medium soft dough

Directions

 * 1) Put shortening, salt, vanilla and milk into a bowl, and work with a spoon until creamy.
 * 2) Add the sugar gradually, stirring constantly until well creamed and white.
 * 3) Mix in the well beaten egg, and fold in the flour to a rather soft dough.
 * 4) Divide into 2 or 3 pieces so as to be handled more easily, and roll out on a well floured board to ¼ inch thickness.
 * 5) Cut with a floured biscuit cutter, lay in baking pan, and bake in a medium slow oven to a very light brown color.