LoLo's Sugar Cookies

Yield: Makes 3 Dozen

Ingredients

3/4	cup	granulated sugar

1/3	cup	shortening

6	Tablespoons	butter or margarine, softened

1		egg

1	Tablespoon	milk

1	teaspoon	vanilla extract

2	cups	flour

1 1/2	teaspoons	baking powder

1/4	teaspoon	salt

Decorate:
1	container	(15.6 ounce) Funfetti frosting, vanilla frosting or homemade frosting

		Colored sugar

		Colored sugar nonpareils

Directions:

Cream sugar, shortening and butter or margarine until fluffy. Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, baking powder and salt; stir into creamed mixture. Cover and chill at least three hours. Working with half of the dough at a time, on a lightly floured surface roll to about 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with cookie cutters into desired shapes. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 375-degrees until set but not browned, about 7-8 minutes.

NOTES:
The way I do it... I stir all the ingredients by hand (the creaming of the shortening and all). And...really important... I do not chill the dough. I use a little bit more flour to dust the surface when rolling the dough, and I probably roll the dough out a teeny bit thicker than 1/8-inch (maybe 3/16 to 1/4 -inch). The most important thing is...don't wait until the edges brown to remove them from the oven. They are done when they puff and lose some of their sheen. The bottom will be slightly golden, but the edges will not look brown at all! Good luck!

Remember: Brown edges = too crispy = : (

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