These tender cookies will become your family's favorite. To make Christmas cookies, frost them with any frosting tinted with food coloring, and decorate using edible glitter, nonpariels, jimmies, and sprinkles.
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 cup shortening or butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2-3/4 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup milk
Preparation:
In large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla and mix well.
Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add alternately to shortening mixture with milk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Cover dough and chill in refrigerator for 4 hours or overnight. (If chilled overnight, let dough sit at room temperature for 30 minutes before rolling out.)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. On lightly floured surface, roll out dough using floured rolling pin to about 1/4" thickness. Cut with cookie cutters. Bake on ungreased cookie sheets at 350 degrees F for 7-10 minutes until very light golden brown around edges. Let cool on cookie sheets for about a minute, then remove to wire rack to cool completely.
