Grandma Cavanaugh's Sugar Cookies

3 c. flour

1/2 t. baking powder

1/2 t. baking soda

1 c. Crisco (1/2 c. Crisco and 1/2 c. softened butter)

2 eggs

1 c. sugar

1/2 t. almond extract

1/2 t. vanilla extract

in a large

mixing bowl put flour, baking powder and baking soda.  Using a pastry cutter, mix as you would a pie crust.  Beat the eggs with sugar and flavorings.  Stir egg mixture into flour mixture with wooden spoon.  When combined, roll out on floured board and cut into shapes.  Place on ungreased cookie sheet, decorate with colored sugars and jimmies. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 - 10 minutes. 

These can also be frosted and enjoyed for any holiday.

Swedish Rolls

This recipe comes from my Aunt Jeanette.  She made them for my wedding back in 1980.  I wish I would have known her better.  I do know that she was a nurse, a good baker and a very good knitter.  She married my Uncle Bob and they lived all over the world.  He was in the Army and then the Air Force.  I remember that they always had a dog for a pet.  We went to visit them in Wisconsin and South Dakota.  After Aunt Jeanette died, Uncle Bob came back to Scottdale to live in Woodcrest Personal Care Home.  Julianne and I used to visit him and his dog, Lucy.  Lucy loved ice cream. 

 So did Uncle Bob.

Now back to the Swedish Rolls.
1/2 c. sugar
1 c. shortening
2 eggs
4 c. flour
1 pkg. yeast
1 c. warm water
1 t.sugar
Dissolve yeast in warm milk (90 seconds in my microwave) with 1 t. sugar .  Mix the sugar, shortening, and eggs.  Add flour alternately with the milk.  Cover and refrigerate overnight.  Divide dough into 4 parts.  Roll out in a circle.  Spread with butter (real butter.)  Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.  Cut into 16 wedges.  Roll up from outside edge, like a crescent roll.  Bake at 375 for 8 - 9 minutes.  Frost with maple icing.
Mix butter, powdered sugar, maple syrup, and milk until smooth.  Spread over cooled rolls and sprinkle with chopped walnuts.  Julianne's tongue gets itchy when she eats walnuts so I don't put walnuts on some for her.

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