Course: Cookies, Dessert, Holiday Recipes, Valentine's Day Goodies
Servings: 45-60 cookies
Calories:
Author: Terri
Ingredients
For the Cookies:
1cupbutter
1cupshortening
1cupsugar
2egg
4tspvanilla extract
2tsplemon extract
6Tbspmilk
6cupflour
1tspbaking powder
For the Frosting:
3cupspowdered sugar
1/2cupbutter1 stick
3Tbspmilk
1 1/2tspvanilla
Food coloring
Sprinkles
Red hots
Instructions
For the Cookies
Preheat oven to 325°
In a medium bowl, mix together, butter, shortening, sugar and egg. Add vanilla, lemon extract and milk. Mix well until combined. Gradually stir in flour and baking powder scraping down the sides of bowl.
Roll out a small amount of dough on a floured surface to about ¼″ thick and cut into shapes. Place on cookie sheets and bake until edges just start to brown. Approximately 10-12 minutes. Let sit on cookie sheets for a few minutes then transfer to cooling rack. Repeat until all dough is used.
Here’s a little cookie tip for you…. When rolling out your cookie dough, mix flour and powdered sugar 50/50. Use this mixture and your cookies will taste much better and not leave a flour taste in your mouth.
For the Frosting
In a medium bowl, cream butter, milk, and vanilla together. Gradually stir in powder sugar and beat until smooth and creamy.
Put frosting in individual bowls, add food coloring of your choice, stir. Frost cooled cookies. Decorate with sprinkles and red hots.