Tender Italian Sugar Cookies

By learen

Ingredients

• 3/4 c shortening
• 3/4 c sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 t vanilla
• 3 c flour
• 3 t baking powder
• 1/8 t salt
• ICING
• 1/4 c milk
• 2 T melted butter
• 1/2 t vanilla
• 2 1/2 c powdered sugar
• food coloring, optional

Details

Servings 36
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 30mins

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
Shape dough into 1 1/2 in balls. place 1 in apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8-10 min or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
For icing, in a small bowl, combine milk, butter, vanilla and sugar until smooth. Tint with food coloring if desired. Dip tops of the cookies in icing; allow excess to drip off. Sprinkle with coarse sugar if desired. Place on waxed paper and let stand until set.