Sugar Cookies III

Ingredients

 * 2½ cups flour
 * ½ cup shortening
 * 2 eggs, beaten
 * 1 cup sugar
 * 2 tablespoons milk
 * ½ teaspoon grated nutmeg
 * grated rind of 1 lemon
 * 2 teaspoons baking powder
 * pinch of salt

Directions

 * 1) First cream the shortening and add the beaten eggs, sugar and milk.
 * 2) Add flour, baking powder, nutmeg, lemon rind and salt.
 * 3) Mix well, roll out thin on floured pastry board and cut with cookie cutter.
 * 4) Bake on greased baking pan in moderate oven about 10 minutes.
 * 5) One minute before cookies are done.
 * 6) Sprinkle each one with a little granulated sugar.