Amelia Cookies

Author: Dolores Benoit

Ingredients

• $4$ cups flour
• $1$ cup Crisco
• $\frac{1}{2}$ teaspoon salt
• $1$ cup sugar
• $\frac{1}{4}$ cup milk
• $1$ teaspoon vanilla
• $2$ eggs
• $1$ teaspoon baking soda

Instructions

• Beat sugar, Crisco, eggs, milk, and vanilla; add flour, salt, and baking soda.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake at $375°$ for $10$ to $15$ minutes.

Quote

This was Ameila Pettitto’s recipe. She came from Italy and married Grandma’s nephew, James, in Rochester. Grandma has used this recipe for $45$ years.