SHIELA'S SUGAR COOKIES

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The best sugar cookie I have ever had. The frosting recipe is included. If you prefer, use vanilla extract in place of the lemon juice.

Provided by MICHELLE BUSSEY

Categories Desserts Cookies Sugar Cookies

Time 1h15m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 cup margarine
1 cup shortening
1 cup white sugar
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon lemon juice
4 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups confectioners' sugar
¼ cup margarine, softened
1 ½ teaspoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons milk

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
In a large bowl, cream together the 1 cup margarine, shortening, white sugar and 1 cup confectioners' sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in 1 teaspoon lemon juice. Combine the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt; gradually stir into the creamed mixture. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch in thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
To make frosting, combine the 3 cups confectioners' sugar, 1/4 cup margarine and 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice in a medium bowl. Mix until smooth, adding milk 1 tablespoon at a time until frosting has reached its desired consistency.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 182.2 calories, Carbohydrate 23.6 g, Cholesterol 7.8 mg, Fat 9.3 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 133.1 mg, Sugar 14.4 g