Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies

By Hklbrries

Ingredients

• Glaze:
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 to 3 tbsp milk
• Topping:
• Colored sugar crystals

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 F. Cream shortening and butter together. Add sugar, egg and vanilla. Mix thoroughly. Sift flour with salt and add to egg mixture. Mix well. Cover dough with foil and chill at least 30 minutes. On a floured surface, roll dough out to 1/4-inch thick with a rolling pin. Dip cutter in flour and cut out cookies. Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet 11 to 15 minutes. Remove with spatula and allow to cool before decorating.

Glaze: Mix powdered sugar with milk. Glaze cooled cookie and sprinkle with colored sugar crystals before glaze sets. Use a small funnel to apply colored crystals to small areas (i.e., when making "dots" for eyes, stripes for scarves, bands on hats, etc.)