Sourdough Sugar Cookies
Source of Recipe
Internet
List of Ingredients
1 cup vegetable shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon extract or almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup sourdough starter
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
Milk Frosting
Recipe
In a large bowl, cream vegetable shortening and sugar. Beat in eggs, lemon or almond extract and vanilla extract until mixture is fluffy. Stir in sourdough starter; set aside. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and salt; stir into sourdough mixture. Refrigerate dough at least 1 hour or overnight.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. On a lightly floured board, roll dough to 1/4-inch thick; cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until very lightly browned. Remove from oven and cool on wire racks. When cool, frost with Milk-Frosting and decorate as desired.
Yields 5 dozen cookies.
MILK FROSTING:
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons milk
In a small bowl, combine powdered sugar, lemon extract, and enought milk to make frosting easy to spread. Tint, if desired, with a few drops of food coloring.
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