Aunt Leland's Tea Cakes

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening (crisco)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

1. 1

   Cream the shortening with the sugar until fluffy.

2. 2

   Add in egg & vanilla beat on low until mixed.

3. 3

   In a seperate bowl mix flour, salt & baking soda together, then add into the creamed ingredients.

4. 4

   Roll dough into a log and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill well, overnight is probably best.

5. 5

   Once chilled, pre-heat oven to 350 deg., slice and bake until cookies get light brown on the edges.