Decorated Christmas Roll Out Cookies

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 1/2 cups Flour
  • 2 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 3/4 cup Sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla
  • 1/8 cup Vegetable shortening

• Dairy

  • 5/8 cup Butter
  • 2 tbsp Cream or half and half

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Description

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 cup butter
• 1/8 cup vegetable shortening
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2-3 tablespoons cream or half and half

Directions

• Cream butter.
• Add sugar to creamed butter.
• Beat in egg and vanilla.
• Sift flour with baking powder and salt. (Or mix well with a fork like I do!)
• Stir dry ingredients into creamed ones.
• Chill dough, tightly wrapped in plastic wrap, for 1 hour.
• Roll out thin.
• Transfer cut out cookies to parchment lined baking sheet.
• Refrigerate pan of cookies 5-10 minutes before baking.
• Bake for 6-8 minutes at 350 degrees, until just browning on the edges. Watch closely at the six minute mark.
• Cream butter.
• Add in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time.
• Mix in vanilla and cream, til its the consistency you want.
• Use a decorating bag and frosting tip for fine details.