Holiday Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup of Spry (Crisco)
• 1/4 tsp. of salt
• 1/2 tsp. of grated lemon rind
• 1/4 tsp. of nutmeg
• 1 cup of sugar
• 2 eggs, unbeaten
• 2 cups of sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp. of baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. of soda

Instructions

1. 1Combine first 5 ingredients and beat thoroughly.
2. 2Sift flour with baking powder, soda, and add to Spry mixture, mixing thoroughly into dough.
3. 3Chill dough.
4. 4Brush cookies with unbeaten egg whites, decorate.
5. 5Bake at 375 degrees for 7-8 minutes.