Granny's Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened (no substitutes)
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• various food coloring
• colored sprinkles

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, cream together sugar and butter until fluffy.
• 2 add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
• 3 stir together dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture until completely blended.
• 4 cover and chill for at least 30 minutes.
• 5 on a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness.
• 6 cut with various shaped cookie cutters dipped in flour.
• 7 transfer cookies to ungreased cookie sheet.
• 8 bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes.
• 9 cool on wire racks.
• 10 frosting: mix together sugar, butter, vanilla and milk until desired degree of spreading consistency; add milk if you want thinner frosting.
• 11 add food coloring to obtain desired color.
• 12 spread frosting over cookies and decorate with sprinkles.