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Mum's Christmas Cookies (sugar cookies)

Cookie recipe --
 
2/3 cup shortening (crisco)
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tespoon vanilla
1 egg
4 teaspoons milk
2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt.
(orange zest if you want)
 
Thoroughly cream shortening, sugar, and vanilla.  Add egg and milk; beat till light and fluffy.  Sift together dry ingredients; blend in to creamed mixture.  Divide dough in half. Cover and chill at least 1 hour.
 
On lgihtly floured surface, roll to 1/8 inch thickness. *chill other half till ready to use.  
Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 375 F about 8 to 10 minutes.  Cool slightly; remove.  Makes about 3 dozen.
 
Frosting --  Can just combine powdered sugar and milk till spreading consistency (food colouring)    or if you want a buttter cream frosting  do
 
3 tablespoons butter
1/2 pound powdered sugar (about 2 1/3 cups)
2 tablespoons light cream or milk
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
 
Cream butter, cradually add about half the sugar, clending well.  beat in half the cream and vanilla and food colouring.  After blending in the remaining powdered sugar, beat in just enough cream to make frosting the desired spreading consisency.
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