These are cookies my mother has been making since I was a little girl. They are melt-in-your-mouth delicious!
Ingredients
Frosting
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 9 cups powdered sugar, divided, or more as needed
- 1 ½ tablespoons vanilla extract
- 9 tablespoons evaporated milk, or more as needed
Cookies
- 1 cup butter, softened
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons whole milk
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Directions
Step 1
Prepare cookies: Beat butter and white sugar in a large bowl until creamy. Beat in egg, milk, and vanilla until smooth.
Step 2
Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. Gradually stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients to make a smooth dough. Chill dough in refrigerator for 2 to 3 hours.
Step 3
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Dust a pastry cloth or kitchen towel generously with flour.
Step 4
Divide dough into thirds and roll each third out 1/8-inch-thick on the prepared pastry cloth. Cut shapes out of the rolled dough with cookie cutters. Place cookies onto ungreased baking sheets.
Step 5
Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are barely browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Let cookies cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes before removing to finish cooling on a wire rack.
Step 6
While cookies are cooling, prepare frosting: Beat 3 cups powdered sugar, butter, 9 teaspoons evaporated milk, and vanilla in a bowl until smooth. Gradually stir in remaining 6 cups powdered sugar into mixture until combined. Continue to beat on high speed until frosting is fluffy; stir in additional evaporated milk or confectioners' sugar if needed to reach desired consistency.
Step 7
Frost cooled cookies.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings Per Recipe 72 | |
Calories 136 | |
% Daily Value * | |
Total Fat5g | 7% |
Saturated Fat3g | 17% |
Cholesterol17mg | 6% |
Sodium63mg | 3% |
Total Carbohydrate21g | 8% |
Dietary Fiber0g | 0% |
Total Sugars17g | |
Protein1g | |
Calcium12mg | 1% |
Iron0mg | 2% |
Potassium15mg | 0% |
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
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