Halloween Sugar Cookies

Recipe from: Mom, Erin Kay Smith Ferguson, who received it from Jeannine Johnson, Primary President, Richardson, Texas Ward (1960's)

1 cup shortening

2 cups sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. salt

4 1/2 cups flour

4 tsp. baking powder

4 Tbsp. milk

1 tsp. vanilla

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

Roll out dough on floured surface.  Cut cookies with cereal bowl.  Bake 375˚ for 12-15 minutes.  Frost with orange icing and decorate with candy corn to look like a Jack-O-Lantern.  Makes about 20 large cookies.