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Aunt Catherine’s Rollout Cookies

Delicious, soft rollout cookies perfect for any occasion.
Print Recipe
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 3 dozen

Ingredients
  

  • 1 C shortening
  • 1 C sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 4 tblsp milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 C flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1-1/4 tsp nutmeg

Instructions
 

  • In a mixing bowl, sift flour, salt, baking soda and nutmeg. In separate bowl, beat shortening, sugar, eggs, vanilla and milk. Add dry ingredients. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill 2 hours or overnight.
  • Divide dough into quarters, and roll out on a lightly floured surface one quarter at a time. Cut using your favorite cookie cutters. Place on ungreased cookie sheets, leaving 2” between cookies. Bake at 375* for 8 minutes. Cookies will puff up. Cool completely on a baking rack before frosting.

Notes

Go ahead and reincorporate your leftover edges and roll out again. Just be care that you don’t use too much flour or your cookies will turn out tough. If it seems your pieces are getting too much flour, simply incorporate into one of the remaining moist quarters or discard.
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