6 eggs
1 lb. sugar
1 lb. butter
2 tsp. baking powder
Flour to roll thin (3 to 4 cups)
Vanilla or lemon to taste

Mix as cake dough, add enough flour to roll thin. Chill well (overnight if possible). Roll and cut thin. Bake in a quick oven (375 to 400 degrees) on greased cookie sheets. Yield: 100 cookies.

This was my great grandmother's recipe. She didn't measure anything, when she baked. She used a handful of this and a pinch of that. My grandmother got this and other recipes by taking the ingredients out of the bowl and measuring them.