Cookies from the past

Now here is a recipe that I took out of the archives of my closet. I found it under a coffee pot. That I never use since all the high tech coffee makers came on the scene. The best coffee for my money is still made the prehistoric way. It is commonly known as Hobo coffee. You boil water in a pot and then add the coffee to the pot. You allow it to boil for a while. Strain it so as to eliminate the grounds and then pour it into your favorite mug and drink it. Now that is what I call getting back to nature. But I digress. 



                     ORANGE CRISPIES
 
 1 lb.    Flour
 4 lg.    Eggs
3/4 cup Crisco Solid Shortening
1/2 ox  Baking Powder
1/2 lb.  Sugar
Tbl.sp of pure extract
Vanilla, Orange or Lemon
1/2 oz.  Baking Powder
1/2 lb.  Sugar

Mix dry ingredients in a bowl
Melt Crisco and let cool, but not solidify
Put in the eggs. Please crack open first.
Add the extract and the melted shortening.
Knead and chill
Roll out dough and shape with cookie cutter

I like to use a round cookie shape for this one. If you don't have a cookie cutter then use the rim of a glass.
Place on cookie sheets about 1 inch apart from each other. Bake in pre heated oven at 350 degrees f.