Grandma Christmas Cookies ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened,
1-1/2 cups granulated sugar,
3 eggs,
4 cups all-purpose flour,
1 teaspoon baking soda,
1 teaspoon cinnamon,
1/2 teaspoon salt,
Colored sugar (optional).
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In large bowl, cream butter and sugar; beat in eggs. In separate bowl, sift fl our, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Gradually stir fl our mixture into butter mixture. Using about 1/2 of the dough at a time, knead lightly 5 to 7 times on fl oured surface. Roll dough about 1/8-inch thick; cut with fl oured cookie cutters. If desired,
sprinkle with colored sugar before baking. Bake on greased cookie sheets at 375 degrees for 7 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned around outside edges. Cool on wire cooling racks. If desired, frost all or part of cookies with Tinted Frosting. Makes about 6 dozen, depending on size.
Tinted Frosting
2 cups powdered sugar
1 tablespoon butter, softened
3 to 4 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Food coloring
Mix powdered sugar, butter, 3 tablespoons milk and vanilla until smooth. Add more milk, if needed, to make frosting of spreading consistency. To tint frosting, separate frosting into 2 or 3 small bowls and use food coloring to obtain desired colors. Makes frosting for about 3 to 4 dozen cookies.
