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Our Christmas Cutout Cookie
This is a wonderfully easy cookie to make and quick!
I have included my favorate icing because it needs a little additional flavor to enhance and decorate.

1 cup shortening (or for a bit more flavor, 1/2 butter, and 1/2 shortening)
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
Cream sugar and shortening together. Add eggs and dry ingredients. Add the milk last.
No need to chill this dough, simply roll out to 1/4 inch thickness, keep a bit of extra flour available for dusting, as the dough tends to get a bit sticky. Just roll out, cut out, and bake 10-12 minutes.
Yield: 2 dozen.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

1 lb. confectioners' sugar
1/2 c. butter, softened
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3 tbsp. milk
Food coloring (optional)

In large bowl, beat together sugar, butter, vanilla and milk until smooth. If necessary add more milk until frosting is spreading consistency. If desired, add a few drops of food coloring. Mix everything well.
Chocolate buttercream frosting - add 1/2 cup Hershey's cocoa.