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Plane, Train and Automobile Sugar Cookies

Plane, Train and Automobile Sugar Cookies
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24 servings

Recipe courtesy of Sue Riedl. See the full article here.

Regardless of the occasion, nothing beats a cookie painstakingly iced by your child. Better still, cookies are simply a great, heart-felt kid-to-dad Father’s Day treat.

Makes about 2 dozen

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ingredients

Sugar Cookies

cup shortening
¾
cup sugar
zest of a lemon
½
tsp vanilla extract
1
egg
4
tsp milk
2
cup flour
1 ½
tsp baking powder
¼
tsp salt

Icing

icing sugar
lemon juice
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directions

Step 1

Cream together the shortening and the sugar with a hand mixer in a medium bowl.

Step 2

Add the lemon zest, vanilla, egg and milk and beat until combined.

Step 3

In a small, separate bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Mix well.

Step 4

Gradually pour the flour mixture into the wet mixture and mix until a dough ball starts forming.

Step 5

Finish shaping the dough on a floured surface. Divide it in half, wrap in saran and allow to chill for 1 hour in the fridge.

Step 6

After an hour remove dough. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Roll the dough out to about 1/8” thick and cut out whatever shapes you like. Repeat until you have used up all the dough.

Step 7

Place the unbaked cookies on a tray lined with parchment and bake them for 7-8 minutes or until the edges turn lightly golden. Cool.

Step 8

Make a simple icing by mixing 3-4 tablespoons of icing sugar with enough lemon juice to form a thick paste. Add food colouring. (You will need several batches of different colours.)

Step 9

Decorate cookies and allow to dry thoroughly before stacking into a sealed container for storage.

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