Christmas Figure Cookies

By Cyndi645

Ingredients

• FROSTING:
• 1 cup crisco
• 1 c soft unsalted butter
• 8 cups flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 eggs
• 2 c sugar
• 8 T milk
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 2 T soft butter
• 1 T grated orange peel
• 4 c confectionary sugar
• 2-3 T orange juice

Preparation

Step 1

Whip Crisco & butter till fluffy. Add eggs and sugar and continue whipping. Add milk and vanilla. Mix dry ingredients until blended, add to original mixture. Roll dough into 1/2-3/4 inch thick piece and cut into shapes, we like them on the thicker side. Place on lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for about 5 minutes. Don't overbake, I like the cookies thick and not crisp. Cool on wire rack. Frost and decorate. The orange flavored frosting is my own concoction. If you would rather you can do what grandma did and just mix confectionary sugar and milk into a pasty consistency.