Makes about 36.
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ cup margarine or butter
¼ cup shortening
¾ cup sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon orange juice or lemon juice 
Powdered sugar

1. In a medium mixing bowl stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg.  Set aside.
2.  In a large mixing bowl beat margarine or butter and shortening with an electric mixer o medium to high speed about 30 seconds or till softened.  Add sugar and beat till fluffy.  Add egg and orange or lemon Juice and beat well.  Add flour mixture and beat or stir till well mixed.  Divide dough in half.  Cover and chill at least 3 hours or till dough is easy to handle. 
3. On a lightly floured surface, roll each half to 1/8 inch thickness.  Cut with a 2 ½ inch scalloped round or star-shape cookie cutter.  Using two sizes of drinking straws, cut random holes from the cutout dough, twisting straws slightly, if necessary.  Place cutouts onto ungreased cookie sheets.
4. Bake in a 375° oven for 7 to 8 minutes or till edges are lightly browned.  Remove cookies and cool on wire racks.  Sift powdered sugar generously over cool cookies. 

Makes about 36.
¾ cup margarine or butter
½ cup sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
1 egg
½ teaspoon vanilla
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
Candy-and-milk-chocolate covered peanuts, gumdrops, jelly beans, and or candy-coated milk chocolate pieces
¾ cup sifted powdered sugar

1. In a large mixing bowl beat margarine or butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed about 30 seconds or till softened.  Add the sugar and salt and beat till fluffy.  Add egg and vanilla.  Beat till thoroughly combined, scraping the sides of bowl occasionally.  With mixer on low speed, gradually add the flour, beating till well combined.
2. Shape the dough into 1 -inch balls.  Press a piece of desired candy  in the center of each and shape the dough around it so you can't see the candy.  Place balls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake in a 350° oven about 15 minutes or till edges are lightly browned.  Place powdered sugar in a plastic bag.  While cookies are still warm, transfer 2 or 3 cookies at a time to the bag of powdered sugar.  Gently shake cookies in powdered sugar till coated.  Cool on wire racks.  When cool, gentle shake cookies again in powdered sugar.