Sugar Cookies With Buttery Icing

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup margarine
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup softened margarine or 1/3 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• food coloring

Recipe

• 1 cookie dough: combine flour and salt in a bowl and set aside. in a separate bowl, mix margarine, 1 cup sugar and vanilla. add remaining sugar and eggs, and beat. continue to beat on low speed while slowly pouring in flour mixture. chill thoroughly. roll dough to 1/8 -1/4 inch thickness, cutting into desired shapes. place on cookie sheets and bake 8 - 10 minutes in oven preheated to 400 deg f. these brown on the edges, so watch not to burn, it may take less the 8 minutes. let cookies cool before decorating.
• 2 icing: blend margarine and sugar. add milk and vanilla mixing until smooth. add food coloring as desired. after decorating allow icing to set before stacking cookies. this recipe may yield 6 dozen cookies, this depends on the size of your cutters. preparation time does not include the chilling time.