Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies
Serves: 5
Felicia King
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
52
Spice
47
Sweetness
48
Sourness
41
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Prep time (avg)
4.3
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 cup
Vegetable Shortening1 cup
White Sugar2 tbsps
Milk (or as needed)2
Eggs1.5 tsps
Vanilla Extract (or more to taste)3 cups
All-Purpose Flour1 tsp
Salt1 tsp
Baking Soda1 cup
Butter3 cups
Sugar (confectioners')Directions:
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
2
Beat vegetable shortening, white sugar, 1/4 cup milk, eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract together in a bowl
3
Whisk flour, salt, and baking soda in a separate bowl
4
Slowly beat flour mixture into shortening mixture to make a smooth dough
5
Roll dough out 1/4-inch thick on a floured work surface and cut into shapes
6
Arrange cookies on baking sheets
7
Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are firm, about 10 minutes
8
Let cool
9
Beat butter, confectioners' sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 2 tablespoons milk in a bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until frosting is spreadable and slightly fluffy
10
Frost cooled cookies