Amish Sugar Cookies With Frosting

Total Time: 24 hrs 9 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup crisco
• 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 5 teaspoons baking powder
• 5 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup crisco

Recipe

• 1 cream sugar, crisco and eggs, add sour cream and vanilla.gradually blend in remaining ingredients.mix well.cover and refrigerate overnight --
• 2 drop by tspful on ungreased cookie sheet --
• 3 flatten slightly with bottom of sugar coated glass --
• 4 bake at 3508 for 9-11 minutes --
• 5 cool completely on wire rack.
• 6 to prepare frosting:.
• 7 add sugar and water to a small saucepan, bring to a boil, stir and boil till sugar dissolves, remove from heat and pour into a medium bowl, set aside to cool to lukewarm --
• 8 blend in powdered sugar, mix well, add crisco and vanilla and blend till smooth and creamy.