My husband's family call their Christmas sugar cookies "animal cookies", even though the cut out shapes are more likely to be stars, wreaths or candy canes. My sister-in-law makes this large batch every year, and ices them with plain butter icing just before serving. They are a highlight of the Christmas Eve feast.
Mix until fluffy
2 cups white sugar
1 pound shortening
Add
4 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Mix together
4 cups of flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon salt
Combine the flour and shortening mixture. Gradually add flour, a cup at at time, until the mixture works like pie pastry (this is an art form!). Total flour used is 6-8 cups.
Roll out dough on a floured surface to a 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into shapes and bake at 375 F for 8-10 minutes until the bottoms of the cookies are a very light brown. Do not overbake!
Makes a lot of cookies.
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