Let's face it, it's just not Christmas without sugar cookies - cut into shapes like trees, santas, candy canes, bells, and reindeer and decorated with homemade dye-colored icing and sprinkles - just like you're great aunt used to make. Santa was ALWAYS grateful for these cookies...and I always got just what I'd asked for!
The Best Sugar Cookies Ya Ev'r Et Er Snitched
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 cup veggie oil
Pinch of salt
1 tsp vanilla
5 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cream of tartar
Cream butter and sugar with mixer until smooth and fluffy.
Add the next four ingredients (eggs, oil, salt, vanilla) with beaters on.
Sift dry ingredients together (flour, soda, cream of tartar) and slowly combine.
Roll out and cut out shaped cookies or discs. Place on lightly greased cookie sheet (you could also use parchment paper or a sil-pat).
Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes until edges are golden.
Sugar Cookie Icing
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tsp milk
2 tsp light corn syrup
1/4 tsp vanilla
Food coloring
Decorations
Stir sugar and milk until smooth. Beat in the corn syrup and vanilla until icing is smooth and glossy (if it's too thick, add a little more corn syrup). Divide icing into separate bowls and stir in food coloring, as desired. You can dip the cookies, paint them with a paint brush or spread them using a knife or the back of a spoon. Continue the fun with sprinkles, silver candy balls or whatever you think Santa would like.
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