I love Valentine's Day! I had so much fun decorating sugar cookies. I used the extra dough I had and decided to make a sugar cookie bouquet! It was a fun project. I love any soft cookie, and these sugar cookies are so wonderfully soft, and stay that way for almost a week. They are super easy to make, so I thought I would share my favorite Valentine's recipe with you all! It is my great Grandma's, and we have made these cookies year round ever since I was a little girl. Give it a try!Grandma’s Sugar Cookies:
-2 Eggs
-1 c sugar
-1/2 c shortening
-1 tsp. vanilla
-2 tsp. baking powder
-1 tsp. baking soda
-1/4 tsp. salt
-3 ½ c flour
- ½ c milk
-Blend ingredients and roll out cookie dough with rolling pin.
-Cut with cookie cutter into your favorite shapes, place on
greased cookie sheet, and sprinkle w/ sugar.
-Bake @ 375° for 10 minutes.
-Makes about 2 dozen.
Frosting:
-Melt ½ cube butter in 1 cup milk.
-Stir in 1 lb. powdered sugar to
consistency you like for frosting.
-Add 1 tsp. vanilla and mix together.
-Add food coloring of your choice.
My Tips:
Spread flour out on the cutting board, or counter before you roll out the dough. Don't roll out the dough to thin. With the frosting, it is so easy. Don't add in all of the powdered sugar at once. Keep adding until you get to the consistency you like for frosting. When you frost the cookie, it works awesome to turn in upside down, dip it in the frosting, swirl around, and set on pan (it's a lot faster.)
Enjoy!
