Mom's Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg, plus enough milk to make 1/3 cup

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. 2

   Sift flour, baking powder, and salt into a bowl.

3. 3

   Add oil, blend with a fork.

4. 4

   Beat sugar, vanilla, and egg/milk mixture together until very light and fluffy. Stir into the flour.

5. 5

   Chill 1 hour.

6. 6

   Roll out, and cut into whatever shapes you desire.

7. 7

   Sprinkle with sugar, decorate with nuts, or leave plain.

8. 8

   Bake for 9 min..