JUDY'S COOKIES (Named that by my paternal grandmother, they were the first cookies she offered me as a child.) 1/2 C shortening 3/4 C flour 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1 egg 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp vanilla Cream together first three ingredients. Add next three and beat together. Add vanilla. Dough is easier to work with if chilled for an hour before baking. Drop from teaspoon, well apart. Bake 8 - 10 minutes at 375-degrees, or until the edges turn light brown. NOTE: These were the first cookies I taught my granddaughter to bake. *Smile* jc