Grandma Amico's Buttermilk Sugar Cookie Cutouts

Name: Grandma Amico's Buttermilk Sugar Cookie Cutouts
Total time: 160
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 1 cup white sugar; ½ cup shortening; ½ cup buttermilk; 1 egg; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 cup confectioners' sugar, or more as needed; 1 tablespoon milk, or more as needed

Recipe by Lindsey Vedder from allrecipes.com

Dessert 3 Hr. 40 Mins.

Ingredients

24 servings

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1 cup white sugar
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½ cup shortening
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½ cup buttermilk
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1 egg
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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1 tablespoon baking powder

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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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½ teaspoon salt
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1 cup confectioners' sugar, or more as needed
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1 tablespoon milk, or more as needed

Instructions

Mix sugar, shortening, buttermilk, and egg together in the bowl of an electric stand mixer (such as KitchenAid®) until creamy.
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla extract, and salt in a bowl. Beat into sugar mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. Leave dough to set in a refrigerator for at least 2 hours to overnight.
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Roll dough out on a lightly floured work surface using a lightly floured rolling pin to desired thickness. Cut into shapes using cookie cutters and place onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake in the preheated oven until bottoms begin to lightly brown, 8 to 12 minutes. Let cookies cool completely on wax paper or a wire rack, 15 to 30 minutes.
Combine confectioners' sugar and milk in a bowl. Mix into a paste, adding more sugar or milk as needed. Spread frosting thinly onto cooled cookies and cover with sprinkles.