My mother-in-law's recipe. My husband can't have Christmas without them!
1 cup butter-flavored Crisco
1 1/2 cups sugar
*Cream these together.
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
*Add & mix well.
4 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
*Combine and add gradually to sugar mixture.
*Roll out to just shy of 1/4 inch thick. Cut out with cookie cutters.
*Bake at 375, 8-10 minutes, until faintly browned. Allow cookies to cool completely.
ICING(makes enough for a double batch of cookies)
2 lbs. powdered sugar (about 7 cups)
1/2 cup butter-flavored Crisco
2/3 cup milk
2 tsp. vanilla
food coloring
*Combine all ingredients. Mix until smooth. Spread generously over cookies.
*Lay cookies out until icing has hardened a little. Stack with layers of wax paper between them.
*Allow cookies to rest a few hours or overnight. The icing will make the cookies nice and soft.
1 cup butter-flavored Crisco
1 1/2 cups sugar
*Cream these together.
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
*Add & mix well.
4 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
*Combine and add gradually to sugar mixture.
*Roll out to just shy of 1/4 inch thick. Cut out with cookie cutters.
*Bake at 375, 8-10 minutes, until faintly browned. Allow cookies to cool completely.
ICING(makes enough for a double batch of cookies)
2 lbs. powdered sugar (about 7 cups)
1/2 cup butter-flavored Crisco
2/3 cup milk
2 tsp. vanilla
food coloring
*Combine all ingredients. Mix until smooth. Spread generously over cookies.
*Lay cookies out until icing has hardened a little. Stack with layers of wax paper between them.
*Allow cookies to rest a few hours or overnight. The icing will make the cookies nice and soft.
