Simple Halloween Cookies
Author: Betty Crocker Traditional Sugar Cookies
- ¾ cup shortening (part butter, softened)
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 & ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- FROSTING:
- ⅓ cup soft butter
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 & ½ teaspoons vanilla
- About 2 tablespoons milk
- Drop or two of orange food coloring
- Candy Corn
- Mix thoroughly shortening, sugar, eggs and flavoring.
- Blend in flour, baking powder and salt.
- Cover; chill at least 1 hour. ( I chill it 3 hours or more.)
- Heat oven to 400 degrees.
- Roll dough ⅛ inch thick (I make mine thicker.) on lightly floured surface.
- Cut into desired shapes. Place on ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until very light brown.
- (I remove my cookies from the oven as soon as one begins to show a
- hint of brown, and let them finish baking on my insulated cookie sheets.
- FROSTING:
- Blend butter and sugar.
- Stir in vanilla and milk.
- Beat until frosting is smooth and of spreading consistency.
- Frost cookies with white frosting.
- Color small amount of frosting orange.
- Place orange frosting in plastic sandwich bag, and cut tiny opening in corner.
- Make smile, and add Candy Corn for eyes and nose.
Recipe by Hopelessly Hopeful at http://www.hopelessly-hopeful.com/2019/10/07/simple-halloween-cookies/
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