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Ingredients
2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/3 cup vegetable shortening
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon whole milk
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Method
Preheat oven to 350°. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Stir together flour, baking powder and salt. In a large mixer bowl beat butter until
butter is softened.
Add sugar and beat until fluffy add egg milk and vanilla and beat well. Add flour
mixture and beat until well mixed. Divide dough in half. Cover and chill at least 3
hours or until easy to handle. Roll dough 1/8 inch thick. Cut with your favorite
cookie cutters. Place on cookie sheet and 7 to 8 minutes. Remove from oven.
Cool on pan 5 minutes. Remove to cooling racks and let cool completely before
frosting, if desired.
Makes 36 to 48 cookies.
Creamy Icing
In a small bowl beat 1 egg white, 2 teaspoons lemon juice or vanilla. and enough
powdered sugar [1 1/2 2 cups] to make icing of piping consistency. Spread icing
on cookies, let dry. If desired, add a drop or two of food coloring, spoon into a
zipper style plastic bag, forcing the icing to the corner. Make a small hole in the
corner and use to pipe decorations onto cookies.
2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/3 cup vegetable shortening
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon whole milk
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Method
Preheat oven to 350°. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Stir together flour, baking powder and salt. In a large mixer bowl beat butter until
butter is softened.
Add sugar and beat until fluffy add egg milk and vanilla and beat well. Add flour
mixture and beat until well mixed. Divide dough in half. Cover and chill at least 3
hours or until easy to handle. Roll dough 1/8 inch thick. Cut with your favorite
cookie cutters. Place on cookie sheet and 7 to 8 minutes. Remove from oven.
Cool on pan 5 minutes. Remove to cooling racks and let cool completely before
frosting, if desired.
Makes 36 to 48 cookies.
Creamy Icing
In a small bowl beat 1 egg white, 2 teaspoons lemon juice or vanilla. and enough
powdered sugar [1 1/2 2 cups] to make icing of piping consistency. Spread icing
on cookies, let dry. If desired, add a drop or two of food coloring, spoon into a
zipper style plastic bag, forcing the icing to the corner. Make a small hole in the
corner and use to pipe decorations onto cookies.