Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies

Name: Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 3 dozen cookies
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 1 cup vegetable shortening; 1 cup white sugar; ¼ cup milk; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking soda; ¼ cup butter; 3 cups confectioners' sugar; 1\u2009½ teaspoons vanilla extract, or more to taste; 2 tablespoons milk, or as needed

These taste just like Loft House sugar cookies and are just as soft.

INGRIDIENT

1 cup vegetable shortening

1 cup white sugar

¼ cup milk

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

¼ cup butter

3 cups confectioners' sugar

1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract, or more to taste

2 tablespoons milk, or as needed

DIRECTION

Step: 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step: 2

Beat vegetable shortening, white sugar, 1/4 cup milk, eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract together in a bowl. Whisk flour, salt, and baking soda in a separate bowl. Slowly beat flour mixture into shortening mixture to make a smooth dough.

Step: 3

Roll dough out 1/4-inch thick on a floured work surface and cut into shapes. Arrange cookies on baking sheets.

Step: 4

Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are firm, about 10 minutes. Let cool.

Step: 5

Beat butter, confectioners' sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 2 tablespoons milk in a bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until frosting is spreadable and slightly fluffy. Frost cooled cookies.

NUTRITION FACT

Per Serving: 166 calories; protein 1.5g; carbohydrates 23.6g; fat 7.4g; cholesterol 13.9mg; sodium 113.9mg.

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