Name: Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: Vegetable shortening - 1 cup; White sugar - 1 cup; Milk - ¼ cup; Eggs - 2; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; All-purpose flour - 3 cups; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Baking soda - 1 teaspoon; Butter - ¼ cup; Confectioners' sugar - 3 cups; Vanilla extract, or more to taste - 1 ½ teaspoons; Milk, or as needed - 2 tablespoons

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20 min.

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Ingredients for - Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies

1. Vegetable shortening - 1 cup

2. White sugar - 1 cup

3. Milk - ¼ cup

4. Eggs - 2

5. Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

6. All-purpose flour - 3 cups

7. Salt - 1 teaspoon

8. Baking soda - 1 teaspoon

9. Butter - ¼ cup

10. Confectioners' sugar - 3 cups

11. Vanilla extract, or more to taste - 1 ½ teaspoons

12. Milk, or as needed - 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. Stage

Beat vegetable shortening, white sugar, 1/4 cup milk, eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract together in a bowl. Whisk flour, salt, and baking soda in a separate bowl. Slowly beat flour mixture into shortening mixture to make a smooth dough.

3. Stage

Roll dough out 1/4-inch thick on a floured work surface and cut into shapes. Arrange cookies on baking sheets.

4. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are firm, about 10 minutes. Let cool.

5. Stage

Beat butter, confectioners' sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 2 tablespoons milk in a bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until frosting is spreadable and slightly fluffy. Frost cooled cookies.