Ingredients
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon double-acting baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 sticks butter (1 cup) cut into bits
2 large eggs, beaten lightly
1 cup sugar plus additional for sprinkling the cookies
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons vanilla
Preparation
Into a large bowl sift together the four, baking powder, and salt and blend in the shortening until the mixture resembles meal. Make a well in the center, add the eggs, 1 cup sugar, and the vanilla, and stir mixture until it forms a dough. Chill the dough, covered, for at least 2 hours or overnight. Quarter the dough and working with 1 piece at a time, keeping the remaining dough covered and chilled, roll out the dough as thin as possible on a lightly floured pastry cloth with a rolling pin covered with a lightly floured pastry sock. Cut out cookies with a 2 1/2 inch scalloped-edge round cookie cutter. Transfer the cookies to ungreased baking sheets and sprinkle with sugar. Bake in the middle of a preheated 325 degree oven for 7 to 12 minutes, or until they are just set and the edges are pale golden. Transfer to a rack, and let them cool. 40 cookies
