Continuing on my recent theme of sharing cookie recipes from my childhood, here is a recipe my mom and I made every year. We often ended up eating at least as much of the raw dough as we baked. Even now I sometimes make this just for the dough. After all, sometimes it’s just not worth the rolling out and cookie cutting. 😉

To distinguish this from other sugar cookies, my mom called these Good Sugar Cookies.

Good Sugar Cookies

• 2/3 c. shortening
• 3/4 c. sugar
• 1/2 t. vanilla
• 1/2 t. grated orange peel
• 1 egg
• 4 t. milk
• 2 c. flour
• 1 1/2 t. baking powder

Cream shortening, sugar, vanilla and orange peel. Add egg and beat until fluffy. Add milk and blend in dry ingredients. Divide in half. Chill one hour, roll our 1/8″ think and cut. Bake on a greased cookie sheet at 375 for six to eight minutes.