Grandmas Soft White Cookies Recipe 465

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the sugar, butter, vanilla and salt. Add eggs and mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture. Chill until firm, about 1 hour., On a floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut shapes with cookie cutters; place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 7-12 minutes (depending on size) or until light golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., In a large bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, extract and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Tint with food coloring. Decorate cookies as desired.

Steps:

• Beat together eggs, oil, vanilla and sugar; add flour, baking powder and salt and mix well.
• Drop by heaping teaspoon approx 3" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Flatten with bottom of glass moistened with water and dipped in sugar.
• Bake at 400°F for 6-10 minutes or just until lightly golden.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar; add eggs and vanilla. In a small bowl, combine buttermilk and baking soda. Stir in half the buttermilk mixture. Combine flour, nutmeg, salt and baking powder. Stir in dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk mixture. Dough will be tender. With a rolling pin, roll dough to 1/2-inch thick, using generous amounts of flour. Cut out cookies with a round cookie cutter. Bake on a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes (I baked mine 12 minutes and they were super soft) at 350 degrees. Do Not Overbake. The cookies should be soft. Cool completely and spread with pink icing.