Sugar Cookies With Buttery Icing

This recipe came with a shamrock cookie cutter. These are made without baking powder or soda. A crispy cookie, but very tasty. Try them.

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.

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.

margarine, sugar, vanilla flavoring, eggs, flour, salt, powdered sugar, milk, vanilla, food coloring