To me Holidays are all about Sharing great food, good times and glad tidings with family and friends. A delicious and fun way to share those thoughts are with homemade Sugar Cookies. Sugar cookies are one of my favorite treats during the holidays. They can be made all-year round and it's a popular treat during Christmas. This recipe is easy to create and Have some fun with it--Grab some family or friends to help you decorate! So share them with everyone this Holiday season!
Crisco's Sugar Cookies
(Makes 5-6 Dozen Cookies)
1 stick ( 1 cup) Crisco Butter Flavor Shortening Sticks
1 c. Sugar
1 lrg. egg
2 Tbsp. milk
1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
3 c. All Purpose Flour
1 & 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
Combine shortening and sugar in large bowl; Beat with an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth and creamy. Beat in egg, milk and vanilla extract until well blended. Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add flour mixture to creamed mixture at low speed until well blended. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and rerfrigerate 1 hour for easier handling. Heat oven to 375 degrees farenheit. Roll 1/3 of cookie dough at a time on lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut dough with 2 to 3-inch floured cookie cutters. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. If decorating with sugar, sugar crystals, candy beads, or any assorted candies, Sprinkle on cookie dough. Then Bake 5 to 9 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Transfer cookies to cooling rack. Enjoy Frosting and decorating your cookies!
Pure White Icing
1 stick (1 cup) Crisco Butter Flavor Shortening Sticks
1 tsp. vanilla extract
4 c. ( 1 lb.) sifted powdered sugar 2 Tbsp. milk
Combine all ingredients except milk in mixing bowl. Beat with electric mixer for 2 minutes on low, scraping sides of bowl often. Add milk and continue mixing on medium until icing looks light and fluffy. Keep bowl covered with a damp cloth until ready to use.
**To Decorate: Mix food color to desired color (See Helpful Links for food color mixing chart). Add to icing. Mix well until you get the desired color. To use icing as piping, add to ziploc bag and snip corner. Have fun decorating!
** Add up to 4 tablespoons light corn syrup, water or milk to thin for icing cakes.
Makes: About 3 cups of icing.
***Get Creative!:
Decorations:
Christmas Shaped Cookie Cutters
Granulated Sugar, Colored Sugar Crystals, Buttercream Icing, and/or
Assorted Candies--like: Hershey Kisses, Crumbled Peppermint Candy Cane, White Choc chips
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