FROSTED BUTTER COOKIES

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Provided by Food Network

Time 29m

Yield 3 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 18

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Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
1/2 stick Crisco® Baking Sticks Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
or 1/2 cup Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
3/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp. milk
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 1/4 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
Frosting:
1 lb. powdered sugar, about 4 cups
1/3 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Few drops food coloring, if desired (optional)

Steps:

Cookies:
HEAT oven to 375 degrees F. Spray baking sheets with no-stick cooking spray.
COMBINE 12 cup shortening, sugar and milk in large bowl; beat at medium speed until well blended. Beat in egg and vanilla extract.
COMBINE flour, salt and baking powder in medium bowl. Beat into shortening mixture at low speed until well blended. Drop level measuring tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets.
BAKE 7 to 9 minutes. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheets; transfer to cooling racks to cool completely.
Frosting:
COMBINE shortening, powdered sugar, milk and vanilla extract in large bowl; beat at low speed 15 seconds. Scrape bowl.
BEAT at high speed 2 minutes, or until smooth and creamy. Tint frosting to desired shade with food coloring if using. Frost cookies.