Here are some nice sugar cookies from all recipes.com I made today. I found some good icing there too! I only made a quarter of the amount of icing though! Bon appetit a tous!
sugar cookies
INGREDIENTS
* 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
* 2 cups white sugar
* 4 eggs
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 5 cups all-purpose flour
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1 teaspoon salt
DIRECTIONS
1. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.
Icing:
INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)
* 4 cups confectioners' sugar
* 1/2 cup shortening
* 5 tablespoons milk
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* food coloring
DIRECTIONS
1. In a large bowl, cream together the confectioners' sugar and shortening until smooth. Gradually mix in the milk and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth and stiff, about 5 minutes.
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