VANILLA HALF MOON COOKIES

Vanilla Half Moon Cookies image

Provided by Angela (Grammy) Derby

Categories Cookies

Time 1h10m

Number Of Ingredients 15

COOKIE INGREDIENTS:
3/4 c shortening
1 1/2 c sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 c sour milk (1 tbsp. white vinegar, then add milk to make 1 cup)
3 c flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
FROSTING:
1/2 c butter, softened
4 1/2 c confectioners' sugar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
5-6 Tbsp milk

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 375'F.
2. Cream shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Add sour milk, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix well.
3. Drop by 1/4 cupfuls onto a greased baking sheet, rounding off the tops to make a thick-like looking pancake.
4. Bake for about 12-15 minutes or until edges are bottoms are just beginning to brown. DO NOT OVERBAKE, you don't want them to be dry.
5. Cool them on a wire rack. Once cooled completely, it's time to frost them. Remember to turn them upside down and frost the bottom.
6. Frosting: In a large bowl, beat butter until creamy. Beat in the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Yield: About 3 cups.
7. Frost the cookies on half of the bottom side with the vanilla frosting. Then add 1 oz. of unsweetened melted chocolate or Hershey's Unsweetened Baking Cocoa and mix well. (You may have to add a little more milk to this.) Now, frost the other half and there you have it...Half Moons!