The Best Sugar Cookies Ever

These are the best sugar cookies. We roll them a little thick and they stay soft for days! Be careful not to over bake them (you really don't want them to brown at all). Enjoy!

7 C flour
2 t soda
1 t salt
1 C margarine or shortening
2 C sugar
2 egg
2 t vanilla
1 C sour cream

Mix dry ingredients together. Cream wet ingredients. Add all together and roll out, cut into shapes. Bake at 375 for 10 minutes.

Frosting:
1/3 C soft butter
1 1/2 t vanilla
3 C powdered sugar
about 2 T milk

Blend butter and sugar. Add vanilla and milk and desired food coloring. Beat until smooth.

Gingersnaps

This makes delicious soft gingersnaps that are perfect plain or with pumpkin ice cream!  It makes around two dozen.

¾ C butter           1 C Sugar

1 egg                    ¼ C Molasses

2 ¼ C Flour         2 tsp. baking soda

½ tsp. salt            ½ tsp. cinnamon

¼ tsp. cloves       ¼ tsp. ginger

Make into balls and roll in sugar.  Bake 375˚ 7-9 mins. Do not overbake or they will be too hard and more like the store bought kind.

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