Lion House Sugar Cookies
These are the best sugar cookies ever.
1 1/2 cups sugar
2/3 cup butter
2 eggs, beaten
2 Tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 1/4 cups flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Cream together butter and sugar; add eggs, milk, and vanilla. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together. Add to creamed mixture. Mix well.
With hands shape dough into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate 2-3 hours or overnight.
Pre-heat oven at 400 F. Grease cookie sheets lightly. On a lightly floured surface roll 1/2 to 1/3 of the dough at a time. For soft cookies roll 1/8-1/4 inch thick. Cut with a cookie cutter and place 1/2 inch apart on a cookie sheet. Bake at 400 F for 8 minutes or until very light brown. Cool and a cookie rack and frost and decorate.
Lion House Butter Cream Frosting
3/4 cup butter
3/4 cup shortening
4 2/3 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1/3 cup water
Combine butter, shortening, and powdered sugar and beat until very creamy. Add lemon juice and vanilla. Mix until well blended. Add water and mix until very light. Separate into bowls and add food coloring. Decorate sugar cookies and enjoy!
These are the best sugar cookies ever.
1 1/2 cups sugar
2/3 cup butter
2 eggs, beaten
2 Tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 1/4 cups flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Cream together butter and sugar; add eggs, milk, and vanilla. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together. Add to creamed mixture. Mix well.
With hands shape dough into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate 2-3 hours or overnight.
Pre-heat oven at 400 F. Grease cookie sheets lightly. On a lightly floured surface roll 1/2 to 1/3 of the dough at a time. For soft cookies roll 1/8-1/4 inch thick. Cut with a cookie cutter and place 1/2 inch apart on a cookie sheet. Bake at 400 F for 8 minutes or until very light brown. Cool and a cookie rack and frost and decorate.
Lion House Butter Cream Frosting
3/4 cup butter
3/4 cup shortening
4 2/3 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1/3 cup water
Combine butter, shortening, and powdered sugar and beat until very creamy. Add lemon juice and vanilla. Mix until well blended. Add water and mix until very light. Separate into bowls and add food coloring. Decorate sugar cookies and enjoy!
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