CRISP WHITE SUGAR COOKIES

Here is another of Mother Cimino's recipes....crisp white sugar cookies. I like to put ice cream in between two cookies..yummy.
Ingredients:
4 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cup butter of shortening (I like Crisco)
1/2 cup sour milk or buttermilk
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla

Directions:
Preheat oven at 425
Sift measured flour. Sift flour, baking soda, salt and sugar. Cut in the shortening or butter into dry ingredients until very fine. Combine vanilla and slightly beaten eggs. Add to dry ingredients beating until smooth. Cover dough tightly with wax paper. Chill over night or for several hours. (Dough is easier to handle when cold. It is sticky when it's warm) Roll on thin on floured board. Cut with cookie cutter. (You can garnish them with cherries if you wish)
Bake on ungreased cookie sheet in preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes. Cookies will be crisp when cooled.
Makes about 4 dozen large cookies.