¾ cup Shortening {part butter, softened)

1 cup Brown Sugar

2 Eggs

1 tsp. Vanilla

2 ½ cup Flour (sifted)

1 tsp. Baking Powder·

1 tsp. Salt

1 Egg White

Mix shortening, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla. Blend in flour, baking powder and salt. Cover dough, chill 2 hours.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Roll dough 1/8" thick on floured surface. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters.

Place on ungreased cookie sheet.

Brush with beaten egg whit and sprinkle with mixture of white sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg (1/4 cup white sugar, ½ tsp. Cinnamon, 1/8 tsp. Nutmeg).

Bake 6-8 minutes or until very light brown.

NOTE!! Russell Henderson won 1st place in the Shawnee Youth Category in the ‘94 Baking contest with this recipe!