Basic Cookies

Ingredients

 * 4 cups flour
 * 2 cups sugar
 * ¾ cup shortening
 * ¼ cup milk
 * little grated nutmeg
 * 3 teaspoons baking powder
 * 2 eggs

Directions

 * 1) First cream shortening and sugar.
 * 2) Beat eggs and milk together and add slowly to the creamed shortening and sugar.
 * 3) Add baking powder and half of the flour sifted together.
 * 4) Add nutmeg.
 * 5) Add enough more flour to make it roll easily on pastry board.
 * 6) Roll out thin and cut with cookie cutter.
 * 7) Sprinkle each cookie with a little granulated sugar.
 * 8) Bake in floured tin in hot oven for about 10 to 12 minutes.