Mom’s Sugar Cookies

1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
6 eggs
1 t. vanilla
6 c flour
2 T. baking powder
1 ½ t. salt

Refrigerate for 2 hours; Bake 8 minutes at 375 degrees. (Wherever possible I substitute butter for shortening and then only use half of the recommended amount. I also use only 2/3 of the sugar. Cutting out butter and sugar make cookies much less unhealthy. But that doesn’t mean you can eat more!!!)

Yield: approximately 3 dozen

Grandma’s Cream Cheese Frosting

¼ c. butter, soft
4 oz. cream cheese
1 ½ c powdered sugar
½ t vanilla

(You can half the butter even in a frosting recipe, but it changes the texture a bit because there isn’t as much liquid. I usually use all the butter in frosting recipes.)

OR if you don’t like cream cheese frosting, which is my favorite kind, here is an alternative.

Buttercream Frosting

1/3 c. butter
3 c. powdered sugar
1 ½ t. vanilla
2 T milk