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Jean's Sugar Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla (or almond extract)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
4½ cups flour

Directions:
Directions:
Cream together everything except the flour. Add the flour and place into a ball. Chill overnight. Roll out dough and cut cookies on floured surface. Bake 8 minutes at 350º

Buttercream Icing
1/2 c butter
1/2 c shortening
1/8 tsp salt
1½ tsp vanilla
5 c. powdered sugar
1/4 cup plus 1 Tbsp milk

Cream butter and shortening in a large mixing bowl using electric mixer. Add vanilla and salt. Gradually add powdered sugar scraping sides of bowl as you go. When all the sugar has been added, icing will appear dry. Add milk and beat at high speed until light and fluffy.

 

 

 

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