Frosted Holiday Cut-outs

Total Time: 26 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 cup crisco® butter flavor all-vegetable shortening or 1 stick crisco® baking sticks butter flavor all-vegetable shortening
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups pillsbury best® all purpose flour, divided
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• food coloring (optional)
• decorator frosting

Recipe

• 1 cookies: combine sugar and shortening in bowl of electric mixer; beat at medium speed until well blended. add eggs, corn syrup and vanilla; beat until well blended and fluffy.
• 2 combine 3 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl; gradually add to shortening mixture, beating at low speed until well blended.
• 3 divide dough into 4 equal pieces; shape each into disk. wrap with plastic wrap. refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
• 4 heat oven to 375ºf.
• 5 sprinkle about 1 tablespoon flour on large sheet of waxed paper. place disk of dough on floured paper; flatten slightly with hands. turn dough over; cover with another large sheet of waxed paper. roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness. remove top sheet of waxed paper. cut into desired shapes with floured cookie cutter. place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. repeat with remaining dough.
• 6 bake 5 to 7 minutes or until edges of cookies are lightly browned. cool 2 minutes on baking sheet; transfer to cooling rack to cool completely.
• 7 frosting: combine powdered sugar and milk in small bowl; stir until smooth. add food coloring, if desired. stir until blended. spread on cookies; let stand until frosting is set. decorate as desired with decorator frosting.