Delicious Dairy-free Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 19 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-vegetable shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons soymilk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 beat shortening and sugar in large bowl until smooth and creamy. beat in egg, soy milk and vanilla until well blended.
• 2 combine flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. gradually add flour mixture to shortening mixture until well blended. wrap dough in plastic wrap; refrigerate 1 hour for easier handling.
• 3 heat oven to 375ºf. roll 1/3 of dough at a time on lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness. cut dough with 2 to 3-inch floured cookie cutters. place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 4 bake 5 to 9 minutes or until edges begin to brown. cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. transfer cookies to cooling rack. frost and decorate as desired.