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Sugar Cookie Frosting

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Sugar Cookie Frosting

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Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups “sifted” Powdered Sugar
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 5-7 TBLS Milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • Food coloring of choice!

Method
 

  1. Sift HALF the powdered sugar into the bowl… add the shortening and 3 TBLS Milk…. Turn on low speed at first
  2. Add your vanilla and 2 more TBLS milk
  3. Sift the remaining powdered sugar in
  4. You can add more milk 1 TBLS at a time at this point to get the consistency you want…Or if your happy with it then add your desired food coloring and mix!
  5. Place your frosting in a smaller bowl to work with… and frost your cookies!
  6. I made blue stars for my son’s 7th birthday party!
This is a good frosting for topping your sugar cookies…  Especially if you forgot to take the butter out of the fridge earlier to soften… Good ole’ Crisco is here to save the day!!!

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Sift your powdered sugar into the bowl... add the shortening and 3 Tbls Milk.... Turn on low speed at first
Sift HALF the powdered sugar into the bowl… add the shortening and 3 TBLS Milk…. Turn on low speed at first

Add your vanilla
Add your vanilla and 2 more TBLS milk
Sift the remaining powdered sugar in
Sift the remaining powdered sugar in
You can add more milk 1 TBLS at a time at this point to get the consistency you want... Or if your happy with it then add your desired food coloring and mix!
You can add more milk 1 TBLS at a time at this point to get the consistency you want…
Or if your happy with it then add your desired food coloring and mix!
Place your frosting in a smaller bowl to work with... and frost your cookies!
Place your frosting in a smaller bowl to work with… and frost your cookies!
I made blue stars for my son's 7th birthday party!
I made blue stars for my son’s 7th birthday party!
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