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 Traditional Sugar Cookies
Course Snacks
Servings
Ingredients
Cookie
  • 3/4 cup shortening (part butter or margarine softened)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 t vanilla or 1/2 t lemon extract
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 t baking powder
  • 1 t Salt
Frosting
  • Vanilla Butter Frosting
  • 1/3 soft butter
  • 3 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 1/2 t vanilla
  • 2 T of milk use enough milk to make a spreadable frosting not runny
Course Snacks
Servings
Ingredients
Cookie
  • 3/4 cup shortening (part butter or margarine softened)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 t vanilla or 1/2 t lemon extract
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 t baking powder
  • 1 t Salt
Frosting
  • Vanilla Butter Frosting
  • 1/3 soft butter
  • 3 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 1/2 t vanilla
  • 2 T of milk use enough milk to make a spreadable frosting not runny
Instructions
  1. Mix thoroughly shortening, sugar, eggs, and flavoring.
  2. Blend in flour, baking powder, and salt
  3. Cover, chill at least 1 hour
  4. Heat oven to 400 degrees
  5. Roll dough 1/8 inch thick on lightly floured cloth-covered board.
  6. Cut into desired shapes.
  7. Place on ungreased baking sheet.
  8. Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until very light brown.
  9. Do not use self-rising flour in this recipe
  10. Let cookies cool.
  11. Divide frosting into different bowls
  12. Add food coloring and mix to desired color shade
  13. Hints add other flavorings like lemon; to the yellow frosting, coco; to make chocolate, peppermint; for red, and etc.