These cookies are like the big fluffy cookies that you get at Wal-Mart...Only better
SOY FREE CREAMY VANILLA FROSTING
3 Cups Powdered Sugar
1/3 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
about 2 tbsp. milk
Mix powdered sugar and butter. Stir in vanilla and milk. Beat until smooth and of spreading consistency. 16 servings: 130 calories per serving.
This frosting is easy to spread and can be adjusted for thickness by adding more or less milk. I usually divide it up into 4 bowls - white, red, green and yellow (for the stars, of course!) It's a cinch to clean with a hot soapy rag.
SOY FREE SUGAR COOKIES
Beat on medium speed until very fluffy and well blended
1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
2/3 Cup sugar
Add and best until well combined:
1 large egg
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 ½ teaspoon vanilla
Stir in until well blended and smooth
2 1/3 cups all purpose flour
Divide the dough in half. Place each half between 2 large sheets of wax paper. Roll out dough to ¼ inch thick, checking the underside of the dough and smoothing any creases. Keeping the paper in place, layer the rolled dough on a baking sheet and refrigerate until cold and slightly firm but not hard, 20 – 30 minutes.
Position a rack in the upper third of the oven.
Preheat oven to 350o
Grease cookie sheets
Roll out and cut cookies. Place on cookie sheets. Spacing about 1 inch apart.
Bake 6 – 9 minutes. Rotate the sheet halfway through baking for even browning.
Cool
Decorate.
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(Adapted from Joy of Cooking cc1997)