Add baking powder, salt and shortening. Use pastry blender or two forks to combine shortening with dry ingredients until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Use spoon to make a well in center of ingredients. Measure cheese and milk, then pour into well. Stir until ingredients are just moistened and dough forms.
Drop spoonfuls of dough onto baking sheet.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown. Wear oven mitts when taking baking sheet from oven. Remove biscuits from baking sheet with spatula. Serve biscuits hot or at room temperature. Yields 10 to 12 biscuits.