LaReta’s Sugar Cookies

By: LaRreta Davis
From: Nancy Davis

Cookie Ingredients:
½ c. shortening or margarine
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 T. cream
1 t. vanilla
2½ c. cake flour
2 t. baking powder
¼ t. salt

Cookie Directions:
Cream the shortening or margarine and sugar together. Add in the eggs, one at time, beating it well in between each egg. Add in the cream and vanilla. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together. Gradually stir in the flour mixture into the egg sugar mixture. Chill the dough overnight. Roll the chilled dough out on a heavily floured surface. Leave the dough thick (about ⅜″ - ½″ thick) and cut it into cookie shapes using your cookie cutters.
Bake at 400° for 12 - 15 minutes. Do not over bake. If they turn brown, they are too done.

Frosting Ingredients:
1 cube butter, softened
powdered sugar
leftover cream

Frosting Directions:
Mix together the butter, powdered sugar and the leftover cream from the cookies until it's thick enough to hold shape. Spread it on the cooled cookies.