Squashed Sugar Cookies

Cream together:
1 cup sugar
1 cup shortening or butter

Mix in:
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
Set the wet mixture aside.

Mix together:
3 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
Stir the dry mixture into the wet mixture.

Form into one inch balls and roll in granulated sugar. Place the balls on a greased cookie sheet. Squash them with a glass until they are about 1/4 inch thick. Bake at 350F until they are lightly browned, about 11 minutes.

From Lorn MacIlravie