Soft Sugar Cookies

Soft Sugar Cookies

2 cups sugar
2 sticks margarine
2 eggs
7 cups flour
1 tsp. salt

4 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. vanilla
1 cup milk

Cream sugar, margarine, and eggs till fluffy. Mix dry ingredients together in separate bowl and add to creamed mixture alternating with milk. Add vanilla, blend thoroughly. Chill (about 4 hours) roll out ¼ inch thick. Use cookie cutters and place on greased cookie sheet, leaving about 2 inches between cookies. Bake at 375 for 5-10 min. until lightly browned. Cool and top with Cream cheese frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting

3 oz. cream cheese
¼ cup butter
1 tsp. vanilla
2-2 ½ cups powder sugar

Set cream cheese and butter on the counter to soften (do not microwave). Then use hand beaters to mix until smooth.

Submitted by: Laurie Hyde