Name: Grandma Amico's Buttermilk Sugar Cookie Cutouts
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: White sugar - 1 cup; Shortening - ½ cup; Buttermilk - ½ cup; Egg - 1; All-purpose flour - 3 cups; Baking powder - 1 tablespoon; Baking soda - 1 teaspoon; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Confectioners' sugar, or more as needed - 1 cup; Milk, or more as needed - 1 tablespoon

Ingredients for - Grandma Amico's Buttermilk Sugar Cookie Cutouts

1. White sugar 1 cup

2. Shortening ½ cup

3. Buttermilk ½ cup

4. Egg 1

5. All-purpose flour 3 cups

6. Baking powder 1 tablespoon

7. Baking soda 1 teaspoon

8. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

9. Salt ½ teaspoon

10. Confectioners' sugar, or more as needed 1 cup

11. Milk, or more as needed 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Grandma Amico's Buttermilk Sugar Cookie Cutouts

1 . Stage

Mix sugar, shortening, buttermilk, and egg together in the bowl of an electric stand mixer (such as KitchenAid®) until creamy.

2 . Stage

Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla extract, and salt in a bowl. Beat into sugar mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. Leave dough to set in a refrigerator for at least 2 hours to overnight.

3 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

4 . Stage

Roll dough out on a lightly floured work surface using a lightly floured rolling pin to desired thickness. Cut into shapes using cookie cutters and place onto ungreased cookie sheets.

5 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until bottoms begin to lightly brown, 8 to 12 minutes. Let cookies cool completely on wax paper or a wire rack, 15 to 30 minutes.

6 . Stage

Combine confectioners' sugar and milk in a bowl. Mix into a paste, adding more sugar or milk as needed. Spread frosting thinly onto cooled cookies and cover with sprinkles.