Drop Sugar Cookies
["2 1/2 c. sifted flour", "1/2 tsp. soda", "3/4 tsp. salt", "1/2 c. butter or margarine", "1/2 c. shortening", "1 c. sugar", "1 tsp. vanilla", "1 egg", "2 Tbsp. milk"]
["Have ingredients at room temperature.", "Sift flour with soda and salt.", "Cream butter and shortening with sugar and vanilla. Add egg.", "Cream until mixture is fluffy.", "Stir in dry ingredients until mixture is smooth.", "Blend in milk.", "Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.", "Flatten batter with bottom of a water glass dipped in sugar. Bake at 400\u00b0 for 12 minutes.", "Makes 5 1/2 dozen cookies."]
["flour", "soda", "salt", "butter", "shortening", "sugar", "vanilla", "egg", "milk"]