This is our favorite recipe for biscuits.

Easy Biscuits

6 cups Bisquick or other good quality mix
1 cup sugar
1 good quality beer at room temperature (not
flat)
3/4 stick butter or butter-flavored
shortening

Preheat oven to 375 or 400 degrees. Melt
butter and cover the bottom of a jelly-roll
pan (straight sided baking sheet) Mix dry
ingredients well in large bowl. Add beer as
needed to form a wet, sticky dough . Mix as little
as possible. Turn out on floured surface,
pat to a 1/2" to 1" thickness and cut with
cookie cutter or a water glass. Place
slightly separated on cookie sheet. Bake
10-12 minutes, until just lightly brown.
Don't overcook so they won't dry out.
I discovered that if these are allowed to sit
out a little before baking, they really rise.