christmas cookies cut-outs

By momofsixplus1

Ingredients

• 1 lb crisco( 2 cups)-room temp
• 1 lb sugar( 2 1/4 cups)
• 3 eggs-room temp
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tsp anise
• 8-9 cups sifted flour
• tbsp baking ammonia

Preparation

Step 1

crisco mixing, add sugar , gradually with eggs, add anise.

heat milk to hot. add baking ammonia to hot milk, rises like alka seltzer, stir until ammonia melted, add to bowl with shortening, add flour( 1 cup at a time)

bake 350 slightly brown
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frosting:
3 sticks soft margarine
little anise, little milk
confectioners sugar