| 1 | Sift flour, baking soda and salt onto waxed paper. |
| 2 | Beat shortening, butter and sugars until well mixed. |
| 3 | Beat in eggs and vanilla. |
| 4 | Stir in flour mixture until soft dough forms. |
| 5 | Divide dough into 6 equal portions. |
| 6 | Shape into rolls about 1 ? in diameter. |
| 7 | Wrap each in foil and freeze. |
| 8 | Or, if you prefer, flavor the 6 different portions according to the notes that follow. |
| 9 | Slice frozen rolls about ? thick. |
| 10 | Arrange cookies 2" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. |
| 11 | Bake at 375 °F for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned. |
| 12 | notes: coconut cookies: mix ?cup flaked coconut into 1/6 of dough. |
| 13 | Pecan cookies: mix ?cup chopped nuts into 1/6 of dough. |
| 14 | taken |
