These cookies are really easy and taste really good. The first day, they taste really sweet and buttery, but the second day they just taste so perfect! This will make a MASSIVE batch, so I would recommend decreasing it by half. Hope you enjoy!
Ingredients:
For the cookies:
1 1/2 cup Butter, softened
2 cups White Sugar
4 Eggs
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
5 cups All-Purpose Flour
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Salt
For the frosting:
4 cups Powdered Sugar
1/2 cup Shortening
5 tablespoons Milk
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Food Coloring
Directions:
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake about 5 minutes or until done in preheated oven. (You want to pull them out of the oven super early because you want them soft. If you cook them too long they become dry and flaky) Cool completely.
In a large bowl, cream together the confectioners' sugar and shortening until smooth. Gradually mix in the milk and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth and stiff, about 5 minutes. Color with food coloring if desired. Spread the frosting on your cookies.
**The frosting is VERY sweet. If you can, let the frosted cookies sit out overnight uncovered. It mellows out the sweetness somehow and they just taste so much better the second day!
1 comment:
These cookies were amazing! Everyone who had them loved them. I really liked that they weren't too sweet. No sick stomach after eating a few of them !
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