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Preparation Time:

10 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Moderate

Cost:

Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

6 c Flour
4 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1 1/2 c Shortening
3 c Brown sugar
2 Eggs, well beaten
2 ts Vanilla

Stir flour, baking powder and salt together.

Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and flavoring and
mix well. Add dry ingredients.

Divide dough into 6 equal portions. Leave 1 plain and make the
following variations of remaining dough.

Shape each piece of dough into a roll. Chill. When firm, slice very
thin and bake at 350 degrees for 10 -
12 minutes.

Chocolate: Add 2 squares of melted chocolate to 1 portion
: of dough and blend well.

Coconut: Add 1/3 cup coconut to 1 portion and mix well.

Fruit: Add 1/3 cup chopped dated, raisins, dried apricots
or figs to 1 portion and mix well.

Nut: Add 1/3 cup finely chopped almonds, pecans, peanuts
or walnuts to 1 portion and mix well.

Spice: Add 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and 1/4 tsp. nutmeg to 1 portion
and mix well.

Food coloring can be added.

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