Really good sugar cookies

These sugar cookies have so many memories for me and my family. I personally can remember many years of walking through the front door after school and the house was filled with the sweet sound of Christmas music playing. I could smell the sweet scent of sugar cookies cooking in the kitchen. My mom has made dozens and dozens of these sugar cookies for neighbors, friends, teacher, and over the past 12 years son in laws. These sugar cookies have a soft place in my heart because whenever I see my mom making them it takes me back to the holidays during my childhood.

That is when the green and red frosting with sprinkles and colored sugar was placed on the counter waiting to be decorated, placed on plates and handed out to those we were happy to share with. So thank you mom for savoring these memories and keeping the sugar cookie recipe alive!

Really good sugar cookies

1 1/2 cups of sugar             1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 cups of shortening     3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp salt                       2 Tbs milk
1 1/2 tsp baking powder     1 Tbs vanilla
4 1/2 cups of flour

Mix sugar, shortening; eggs, vanilla and milk together.  Mix dry ingredients together except flour. Then add together, mix well. Mix in flour one cup at a time. Roll out dough and cut out with cookie cutters. Bake on 400 for 8-10 minutes. Be careful with the time because everyone's ovens are heated differently. You want the cookie soft, so take them out before the edges of the cookie browns.

Buttercream frosting

1/2 cup of softened butter
1/2 cup of shortening
1 1/2 tsp of vanilla
5 cups or 1 bag of powdered sugar
3 Tbs milk
Cream butter and shortening, add vanilla and gradually add sugar. Add milk one Tbs at a time and beat at high speed until light and fluffy. Add food coloring; frost cookies and enjoy!