An elderly friend gave this to me, it was her mother's recipe:
Cut Out Cookies
1 cup shortening or lard
2 cups sugar
1 cup sour cream
2 eggs
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
4 or 5 cups flour
Cream sugar, shortening and eggs. Add the rest, mix. Refrigerate overnight before rolling out on a floured surface. Bake 350' for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool and frost.
This is the original recipie's frosting. I use a mix of butter, milk and powdered sugar instead.
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup water
2 egg whites
Cook sugar and water until it spins a thread. While sugar mixture is cooling, beat egg whites until stiff. Gradually add cooked mixture to egg whites, continue to beat until it loses its gloss. Frost cookies.
This is such a fabulous recipe! I hope you enjoy it!