Ingredients
1 cup Butter Flavor Crisco all-vegetable shortening or 1 Butter Flavor Crisco stick
1-1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs
1 -1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
4 cups flour
1 -1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
Buttery Cream Frosting
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/3 cup Butter Flavor CRISCO all-vegetable shortening or 1/3 Butter Flavor CRISCO Stick
1 -1/2 teaspoons vanilla
6 - 7 tablespoons milk
Method
Cream the Butter Flavor Crisco and sugars together. Add milk. Beat in eggs one at a time; add vanilla.
Combine flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. Mix into creamed mixture until well blended.
Chill for one hour.
Heat oven to 350oF.
Roll out 1/3 of the dough at a time, to about 1/4-inch thickness on a floured surface.
Cut out with cookie cutters. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Sprinkle with colored sugars and decors or leave plain and frost when cooled.
Bake at 350?F for 5-6 minutes, or until edges are slightly golden. Remove immediately to cooling rack.
Buttery Cream Frosting
In medium mixing bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, Butter Flavor Crisco and vanilla.
Slowly blend in milk to desired consistency.
Beat on high speed for 5 minutes, or until smooth and creamy.
Makes about 5 Dozen Cookies
SOURCE: Crisco recipe
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