Christmas Stars
Yield: 3 Dozen
-COOKIES-
1 c Solid shortening (NOT butter)
2/3 c Granulated sugar
2 Eggs
1 t Salt
1 t Vanilla
1 t Almond flavoring
2 3/4 c Flour
-FROSTING-
1 1/2 c Powdered sugar
2 T Cream or milk
1 1/2 t Vanilla (not Mexican, unless you like
tan frosting)
Food coloring
Cream together the shortening & sugar.
Beat in the eggs, salt & flavorings.
Stir in the flour until blended.
Chill in the refrigerator for an hour or two.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Roll out on a floured surface to a thickness of about 1/8 to 1/4 inch.
cut with the cookie cutters of your choice
(this was always a cause for argument in our family).
Bake on ungreased cookie sheets until tan around the edges, about 8 to 10
minutes.
Allow to cool.
Make the frosting by beating together the sugar, milk & vanilla until
smooth.
Divide & color each portion. Frost the cookies.
NOTES:
Frosted cookie cutter cookies
My mom got this recipe many years ago in a cookbook that came in
installments,
so it didn't have a name on the binder
& I don't know what it was called.
She had us (the kids) make these cookies every year.
* These cookies are about the only ones I know that taste better cooked &
cold
than as raw dough.
* Cinnamon red hots make good eyes for animals or Santas.
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