GRANNY'S SUGAR COOKIES

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This recipe originally comes from the 1941 edition of the Lily Wallace New American Cookbook, which my Great Grandmother (we called her Granny) made a lot of recipes from. Its an amazing cook book! We have made a few variations to the recipe over the years. The original recipe calls for grated orange rhine, but we didn't have any...

Provided by Amy H.

Categories     Other Snacks

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 16

2/3 c shortening
1 1/2 c sugar
2 eggs
3 c all purpose flour
1 1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
2 Tbsp orange juice (instead of rhind)
icing, (optional) recipe follows
sugar topping or sprinkles (optional)
ICING
2 1/2 c powdered sugar
3 Tbsp milk
1 Tbsp butter, softened
1 Tbsp light corn syrup
1/2 tsp vanilla or almond extract
food color, if desired

Steps:

  • 1. Cream Shortening, sugar, and eggs together until light and foamy.
  • 2. Sift flour, salt, and baking powder together.
  • 3. Mix flour mixture with egg mixture; add orange juice. Mix until smooth. (If mixture is dry add a small amount of cold water to moisten)
  • 4. Chill then roll and cut with cookie cutters. Bake on a cookie sheet for 5-6 minutes at 350.
  • 5. FOR THE ICING
  • 6. Combine powdered sugar, milk, 1 tablespoon butter, corn syrup and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla in small mixer bowl; mix until powdered sugar is moistened.
  • 7. Beat at medium speed until smooth, adding additional milk if necessary, to reach desired glazing consistency. Tint with food color, if desired.

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