Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  12              cups  pilsbury's best all purpose flour -- or unbleached flour
  7               cups  sugar
  2        tablespoons  baking powder
  5          teaspoons  salt
  4               cups  margarine -- butter or
                        -- shortening

Preparation:

Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. In large bowl*, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. With fork or pastry blender, cut margarine into mixture until consistency of coarse meal. Stor in tightly covered container in refrigerator or freezer**. Use with 4 weeks. Measure by dipping cup into mix; level off. return unused mix to refrigerator or freeser. Allow measured mix to come to room temperature before adding remaining ingredients. 22 to 23 cups.*** TIPS: *Bowl or other container for mixing must have 7 quart capacity **Mix made with shortening can be stored at room temperature; preferably in cool, dry place ***About six of the following cookie recipes can be made with this quantity of mix. Cookie Mix recipe can be cut in half, if desired.

Nutritional Information:

11930 Calories (kcal); 728g Total Fat; (53% calories from fat); 8g Protein; 1413g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 22126mg Sodium