STANDARD REFRIGERATOR COOKIES

      Title: STANDARD REFRIGERATOR COOKIES
  Categories: Biscuits
       Yield: 1 Servings
  
       6 c  Flour
       4 ts Baking powder
     1/2 ts Salt
   1 1/2 c  Shortening
       3 c  Brown sugar
       2    Eggs, well beaten
       2 ts Vanilla
  
   Stir flour, baking powder and salt together.
   
   Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy.  Add eggs and flavoring and
   mix well.  Add dry ingredients.
   
   Divide dough into 6 equal portions.  Leave 1 plain and make the
   following variations of remaining dough.
   
   Shape each piece of dough into a roll.  Chill.  When firm, slice very
   thin and bake at 350 degrees for 10 -
        12    minutes.
   
   Chocolate:  Add 2 squares of melted chocolate to 1 portion
   :          of dough and blend well.
   
   Coconut:  Add 1/3 cup coconut to 1 portion and mix well.
   
   Fruit:  Add 1/3 cup chopped dated, raisins, dried apricots
         or figs to 1 portion and mix well.
   
   Nut:  Add 1/3 cup finely chopped almonds, pecans, peanuts
       or walnuts to 1 portion and mix well.
   
   Spice:  Add 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and 1/4 tsp. nutmeg to 1 portion
         and mix well.
   
   Food coloring can be added.
   
   kmarsolf@acd4.acd.com Katharine Marsolf Applied Computing Devices,
   Inc.
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