Grandma's Sugar Cookies

Grandma Mae Brown's famous recipe!

• 3 C flour
• 2 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 C shortening
• 2 eggs
• 1 C sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla

Sift dry ingredients then cut in shortening. Beat eggs then add sugar & vanilla. Mix everything together and chill dough. (Mom says it's really important to make sure the dough is very much chilled!)

Make sure not to roll them out too thickly or you will get mutant shapes. ;-) Mom has a note to use a flex spreader to lift the cookie shapes

Frosting

• 1 lb powdered sugar
• 1/4 lb butter, softened
• titch of salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3-4 T milk

Cream one-third of sugar with butter and slat in large bowl. Blend vanilla, 2 T milk and remaining sugar. Gradually stir remaining milk into frosting until desired spreading consistency is reached. (Mom does this all with electric beaters; I use a wooden spoon. I keep it real.)

Divide up your frosting and add food coloring!