Mama's Delicious Sugar Cookies And Buttercream Frosting

Total Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 3 cups flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla, and or 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 -3 tablespoons milk (depending on how thick you like it)

Recipe

• 1 cookie directions:.
• 2 flour cutting board well.
• 3 roll out 1/3 of dough out at a time (if using cutouts).
• 4 if not using cutouts, roll into small balls and place onto a large cookie sheet.
• 5 if using cutouts, use cookie cutouts and use a spatula to place on a large cookie sheet.
• 6 bake at 350°f for about 8-10 minutes, or until slightly browned.
• 7 wait until cooled to put frosting on.
• 8 frosting directions:.
• 9 mix powdered sugar and butter.
• 10 stir in milk and vanilla.
• 11 beat until frosting is smooth and of spreading consistency.
• 12 yield: frosting makes enough to frost a 9 by 13-inch cake.