Grandma Elsie's Zimt (Cinnamon) Cookies
From the kitchen of Allison & Mattie
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups lard
1/2 cup butter or margarine
4 eggs
2 1/2 cups sugar
4 tablespoons cinnamon
4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 pinches salt
Optional Frosting:
1 egg white
1 tablespoon water
sifted powdered sugar
Directions
When ready to bake, preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Combine all ingredients.
Chill dough overnight.
It works best if you divide it up into lumps first, and wrap them flattened to about 1 inch thickness in waxed paper. This makes the rolling easier.
Flour the counter, unwrap a lump of dough, flour the top, and roll it out thin.
Cut with cookie cutters.
Bake at 425 degrees for 7-8 minutes.
Optional Frosting: Combine egg white, water and sifted powdered sugar until you reach the right consistency.
