Sugar Cookies I

Description
Ella was a neighbor who was ten years older than god when I was a child. She always had these in her cookie jar, and usually would bake a dozen every day since the dough keeps so well. It is one of my all time favorites and I have never tasted them anywhere else.

Ingredients

 * 3 cups all-purpose flour
 * 1½ cups brown sugar
 * ½ cup white sugar
 * 1 cup shortening
 * ¼ cup milk
 * 2 eggs
 * 2 tsp baking powder
 * ½ tsp salt
 * 1 tsp vanilla

Directions

 * 1) Cream sugars and shortening.
 * 2) Add milk, vanilla and eggs and mix well.
 * 3) Stir in remaining ingredients and mix well.
 * 4) Refrigerate for about 1 hour.
 * 5) With floured hands roll teaspoonful of dough into a ball.
 * 6) Place on cookie sheet.
 * 7) With three fingers together, press ball flat, leaving ridges down the middle.
 * 8) Bake in 400°F oven for 9 to 12 minutes or until lightly gold.