Thelma's Tea Cookies (Mexican Wedding Cake)

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup nuts chopped finely, optional for my sister, a must for me. I prefer walnuts or pecans for this cookie

Nutrition

• Calories : 980 calories
• Carbohydrate : 76 grams
• Fat : 71 grams
• Fiber : 6 grams
• Protein : 15 grams
• SaturatedFat : 14 grams
• Sodium : 310 milligrams
• Sugar : 17 grams
• TransFat : 7 grams