- 6 eggs
- 9 Tbs. sugar
- 12 Tbs. shortening
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 4 cups flour
- 6 tsp baking powder
- Mix first four ingredients
- Add baking powder to flour and blend
- Combine wet ingredients with the flour and baking powder
- Mix well
- Form into 1" balls
- Press slightly on cookie sheet, keeping top rounded
- Bake in 350°F oven ~ 10 min.
- 3 Tbs. shortening
- 3 Tbs. 1Ox Sugar
- Enough milk to make icing the consistency for dipping cookies
- Food coloring (optional)
- Dunk cooled cookies - top only - into icing and decorate with various candies
- Keep stored in cool dry place