Tender Italian Sugar Cookies

• Refrigerated

  • 3 Eggs

• Baking & Spices

  • 3 cups All-purpose flour
  • 3 tsp Baking powder
  • 2 1/2 cups Confectioners' sugar
  • 1 Food coloring and coarse sugar
  • 1/8 tsp Salt
  • 3/4 cup Shortening
  • 3/4 cup Sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla

• Dairy

  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 1/4 cup Milk

Found on tasteofhome.com

Description

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• ICING:
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2-1/2 cups confectioners sugar
• Food coloring and coarse sugar, optional

Directions

• Directions Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Shape dough into 1-1/2-in. balls. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. For icing, in a small bowl, combine milk, butter, vanilla and confectioners sugar until smooth. Tint with food coloring if desired. Dip tops of cookies in icing; allow excess to drip off. Sprinkle with coarse sugar if desired. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set. Yield: 3 dozen. Originally published as Tender Italian Sugar Cookies in Taste of Homes Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2006, p11 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: thumbnails-i, container: taboola-native-stream-thumbnails, placement: Native Stream Thumbnails, target_type: mix });

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