Maple Rice Crisp Cookies

1 3/4 c All-purpose flour; sifted

3/4 ts Baking soda

1 ts Salt

1 ts Ground cinnamon

1/4 c Milk

1 Egg; beaten

1 ts Maple flavoring

1/2 c Shortening

1 c Sugar

1 c Presweetened rice crisp

-cereal 1/2 c Chopped nuts

1 1/2 c Presweetened rice crisp

-cereal Recipe by: Mary M McBride's Encyclopedia of Cooking Preheat oven to 350 degrees; grease cookie sheets. Combine and sift flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Combine milk, egg and flavoring. Cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add dry ingredients and liquids alternately, one-half at a time. Stir only until dry ingredients are moistened. Fold in 1 cup cereal and chopped nuts. Toll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough in additional rice cereal. Place on prepared pans and bake for about 15 minutes. Remove from pans; cool.
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