Pound Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 lb vegetable shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 5 cups flour
• additional sugar, mixed with
• cinnamon

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 375°F.
2. Mix all ingredients together, starting with the shortening and adding each one in order.
3. You can do this by hand or with a heavy-duty mixer.
4. Roll dough into 1½ inch balls.
5. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
6. Press with bottom of a small glass dipped in flour.
7. Bake 20 minutes.
8. When cookies are cool, dip in sugar-cinnamon mixture.