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**Ingredients **
 * Dora's Christmas Cookies **
 * 1-1/2 cups and 2 tablespoons white sugar
 * 3/4 cup and 2 teaspoons shortening
 * 2-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
 * 3/4 teaspoon almond extract
 * 1-1/2 eggs
 * 4-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
 * 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
 * 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
 * 3/4 teaspoon salt
 * 3/4 cup and 2 teaspoons milk

**Directions: ** 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). 2. Mix together sugar, shortening or margarine, vanilla extract and almond extract Cream these together until light. Add eggs and beat well. 3. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt ( use 1/2 teas. if using margarine). Add to sugar mixture alternately with milk, ending with flour mixture. Dough will be quite stiff and may require mixing the last bit of flour in by hand. <span style="background: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 12pt; tabstops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">4. Roll out portions of dough on floured board and cut with your favorite cookie cutters. <span style="background: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 12pt; tabstops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">5. Place on greased cookie sheets and bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Test for doneness by touching lightly with your finger. If there is no dent, they're done. Cool and frost, decorate with colored sugars and colored frosting.. <span style="background: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 12pt; tabstops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">6. Note: If you like crisp cookies, roll the dough thinner. For more cake-like dough roll thicker and use metal cookie cutters. Originally we used Anise oil to flavor the dough (5 to 6 drops) in place of the vanilla and almond extracts. But my children prefer the extracts.

Now My turn!

** This is double the recipe so you don't have to double the recipe yourself cause that takes forever! Makes 48 cookies! **
3 c. and 4tbs white sugar
 * 1 1/2c=3/2c x 2/1= 6/2=3/1 which I can make to 3!
 * 2 x 2= 4...

1 1/2c and 4 ts. shortening
 * 3/4 x 2/1=6/4= 3/2= 1 1/2
 * 2x2=4...

3ts. vanilla extract


 * 3/2 x 2/1= 6/2= 3ts.

1 1/2ts. almond extract


 * 3/4 x 2/1= 1 1/2

3 eggs


 * 1 1/2 x 2/1= 3

9 1/2 c all pupose flour


 * 4 3/4 x 2/1 = 1 1/2 +8= 9 1/2

1 1/2ts. baking soda 1 1/2ts. baking powder 1 1/2ts. salt 1 1/2c. and 4ts. milk


 * 3/4 x 2/1= 1 1/2
 * 2 x 2= 4

**Too much? Here are the halfs: makes 12 cookies!**
3/4c and 1tbs. of white sugar 3/8c and 1ts. shortening 1 1/4 ts.vanilla extract 3/8 ts. almond extract 3/4 of an egg 2 3/8c. all-purpose flour 3/8ts. baking soda 3/8ts. baking powder 3/8ts. salt 3/8c. and 1 ts.milk
 * 1%2=1/2 + 1/4 (1/2x1/2=1/4) =3/4
 * 2%1=1
 * 3/4 x 1/2= 3/8
 * 2%1=1...
 * 1/2 of 2= 1+ (1/2 of 1/2)= 1+ 1/4= 1 1/4
 * 3/4 x 1/2= 3/8
 * 1%2= 1/2 + (1/2 x 1/2)= 3/4
 * 4x 1/2= 2 + 3/8 (<- 3/4x1/2)
 * 3/4x 1/2 =3/8
 * 2%1=1