Monday, November 27, 2017

Very Good Sugar Cookie Cut-Outs

Every Christmas like clockwork, a tin or two of these yummy, very minty, frosted sugar cookies would show up at our house from my Mother in Law. The cookies became such a loved tradition that we soon began calling my Mother in Law "Grandma Cookie".

This weekend my dear grown son was feeling nostalgic and requested this oldie recipe from his childhood, so now I am sharing it here with you too.


Very Good Sugar Cookie Cut-Outs
-From Grandma Trudy Andre

1 1/3 cups shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tsp. grated orange peel
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
8 tsps. milk
4 cups sifted flour
3 tsps. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
*if desired: 1/2 tsp. orange flavor, 1/2 tsp. peppermint flavor as well as the vanilla (Grandma Trudy always used the extra flavoring).

Cream shortening and sugar, add orange peel and vanilla, (and other flavoring).
Add eggs, beat until light.  Add milk and dry ingredients, mix well.  Divide dough.  Chill 1 hour.  Roll out on lightly floured board.  Cut in desired shapes with cookie cutters.  Sprinkle some with colored sugar before baking.  Bake in 350 degree oven, 8-10 minutes.  Makes 4 dozen per batch.

Grandma Trudy's note: "Instead of sprinkling sugar on top before baking, I wait until cookies are baked to ice with confectioner's sugar and butter icing when cool.  (I generally make a double batch and use extra grated orange peel and use peppermint in the icing also)".