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Half Moons Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
3 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 cup shortening
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup sour milk*
1 can vanilla frosting
1 can chocolate frosting

* To make milk sour add small amounts of vinegar to the milk and mix. Add more vinegar as needed until the milk tastes sour.
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 375º

Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. In a separate bowl cream the shortening and sugar. Beat the eggs and vanilla and add to the creamed mixture. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the milk. Drop by tablespoons on a greased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake at 375º for 12-15 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet and cool on a wire rack. When cool, spread half of each with vanilla frosting and half with chocolate frosting.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This is one of those deserts my kids have asked me to make over and over again.

 

 

 

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