Plain Kansas Express: 5 Gallon Sugar Cookies
- 2½ cups sugar
- 1½ teaspoons baking soda
- 3 eggs
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ cup (1 stick) butter
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 cup lard or shortening
- 7½ -8 cups flour
- 1½ cups milk
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream together the sugar, butter and lard.
- Add eggs and beat. Mix soda and vanilla into milk.
- Mix baking powder in with flour.
- Add milk and flour alternately to creamed mixture.
- Chill dough for approximately an hour (or overnight) before rolling ½” thick. Cut out cookies, bake for 8 minutes.
- Do not over-bake!
- These are not supposed to be browned cookies.
- Freeze cookies, then ice the next day.
- Freezing improves the flavor and makes it easier to apply the frosting.
- Use a medium-thin Icing made from powdered sugar and milk. Makes 5 dozen cookies.
Recipe by Amish 365 at https://www.amish365.com/plain-kansas-express-5-gallon-sugar-cookies/
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