Grandma's Rolled Sugar Cookies
These soft and sugary cookies make a great snack for all occasions. Roll them out with friends or family for a fun activity to do.
Ingredients
Cookies
- ¾ cup vegetable shortening
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 4½-5 cups flour
Icing
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
- 3 tbsp evaporated milk
- food coloring (optional)
Instructions
Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Add all ingredients except the flour to a large mixing bowl and mix until well combined.
- Add 4 ½ cups of flour to the dough and mix. Add up to another ½ cup of flour until dough is still sticky, but manageable enough to turn out onto a well-floured surface. Continue working a little bit of flour into the cookie dough until you’re able to start rolling it out. Avoid adding too much flour. It is supposed to be a little sticky.
- Roll out dough to ⅜ inch thick and cut with cookie cutters. Gently place cut dough on a cookie sheet.
- Bake for 11 minutes.
- Let cool slightly, then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Icing
- Mix powdered sugar and evaporated milk together in a small bowl. Add more sugar or milk if needed to reach desired consistency.
- Add food coloring.