Classic Cut Out Cookies - Southern Plate

Name: Classic Cut Out Cookies - Southern Plate
Ingredients: 2/3 Cup shortening; 3/4 Cup sugar; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 1 egg; 4 teaspoons milk; 2 Cups plain flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 Cup confectioner's sugar; 1 Tablespoon softened butter or margarine; 2 Tablespoon milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla or butter flavoring

"Throughout my childhood, this was our one must have cookie for cookie decorating. Mama would make a huge batch so we all had plenty to decorate. She cut them in shapes of trees, stars, and reindeer and each of us got our own platter full. She mixed up red, green, and yellow icing and always …..."

INGREDIENTS

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2/3 Cup shortening

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3/4 Cup sugar

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1/2 teaspoon vanilla

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1 egg

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4 teaspoons milk

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2 Cups plain flour

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1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

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1/4 teaspoon salt

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1 Cup confectioner's sugar

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1 Tablespoon softened butter or margarine

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2 Tablespoon milk

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1 teaspoon vanilla or butter flavoring

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