Sugar Cookies With Icing

Submitted by MelinOhio

"These are so yummy, I use different cookie cutters for each season, (Valentines day hearts are my favorite) they are beautiful, and are never around long enough to see how they age."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 54mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 36 cookies

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 butter
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 (16 ounce) package powdered sugar
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• food coloring

directions

1. Cream shortening; gradually add sugar, beating until fluffy.
2. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well.
3. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture, mixing well.
4. Divide dough in half; wrap in wax paper, chill at least one hour.
5. Roll half of dough to 1/4 inch thick on a lightly floured surface; keep remaining dough chilled. Cut dough with a cookie cutter.
6. Place on lightly greased cookie sheet; bake at 350 for 12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
7. Cool on wire rack.
8. Cream butter; graduallly add sugar, beating until blended. Add milk and vanilla, mixing until smooth, Stir in food coloring, if desired.
9. Spread on cookies.

Reviews

[MsBindy]

These are great cookies. I'm not very talented at rolled cookies, but I was able to make some very nice cookies with this recipe. I had some left-over frosting in the fridge, so I used that rather than the icing in the recipe, so I can't provide any feedback on the icing, but we all liked the cookies very much.