Mama's Roll Out Sugar Cookies and Icing ♥

Mama's Sugar Cookies

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 Cups of 'extra' White Sugar - Optional* Off to side :)
 * Wax Paper - If avaliable

Yields 5 Dozen 1 inch cookies
Servings: 12 x 5 = 60 Servings

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.

NOTE:

* 1: You can roll out the cookies on SUGAR instead of Flour if you dont want them tasteing like flour - YUCK

* 2: Wax Paper: You can roll out the cookies inbetween two peices of wax paper and then cut them out and put them on the cookie sheet.



Mama's Sugar Cookie Icing

Ingredients
3  cup powdered sugar
3 1/2  tablespoons milk
2  teaspoon vanilla
 Food Coloring

Combine ingredients until smooth.

Seperate frosting individually for different colors. Then frost on with knife or pipe on with a sandwich bag and a small cornor cut off.

If not smooth enough - add a tad bit more vanilla :)


ENJOY!

Happy Baking - HAPPY HOLIDAYS! ♥•♥♦♥•♥