Grandma's Sugar Cookies and Frosting. These really are Grandma's Best Sugar Cookies! They're perfectly soft, a little bit chewy, with the right amount of tang from the sour cream. Be prepared for a storm of powdered sugar to fly everywhere, unless you're really patient and only do like a tablespoon at a time.

Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; gradually stir flour mixture into butter mixture until well blended using a sturdy spoon. This Soft Sugar Cookie Recipe is a copycat recipe of the grandma's big, frosted cookies sold in grocery stores. The cream cheese frosting and freshness of the cookies make them even better! You can have Grandma's Sugar Cookies and Frosting using 16 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Grandma's Sugar Cookies and Frosting

1. Prepare of Cookies.
2. It's 1/2 cup of Real Butter.
3. It's 1 cup of Crisco.
4. Prepare 2 cups of Granulated Sugar.
5. You need 2 tsp of Almond Flavoring.
6. It's 4 of Eggs.
7. You need 5 cups of Flour.
8. Prepare 2 tsp of Baking Powder.
9. You need 2 tsp of Salt.
10. Prepare of Frosting.
11. You need 1/2 cup of Real Butter.
12. Prepare 4 cups of Powdered Sugar.
13. Prepare 1 tsp of Almond Flavoring.
14. It's 1/2 tsp of Kosher Salt.
15. Prepare of Whipping Cream to consistency.
16. Prepare of Food Coloring.

Have you ever been tempted by the big frosted sugar cookies sold in the grocery store's bakery section? Add in powder sugar a little at a time. After the sugar has been mixed in, add about a teaspoon of water so the frosting becomes a spreading consistency. If the frosting is watery or it appears the sugar hasn't absorbed all of the butter, add more powedered sugar.

Grandma's Sugar Cookies and Frosting step by step

1. Cream together butter, crisco, granulated sugar, almond flavoring until light and fluffy (at least 4 minutes)..
2. Add eggs, one at a time until blended..
3. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Resift 2 more times..
4. Add dry ingredients to cookie batter and blend well..
5. Chill for 15-20 minutes..
6. Roll out to 1/4" thickness on lightly floured surface..
7. Bake at 350 for 8 to 10 minutes..
8. Frosting: Cream butter, salt and flavoring until light and fluffy. Add powdered sugar. Add whipping cream a little at a time until proper consistency. Frost and decorate as desired..

In a large bowl, cream the sugar, butter, vanilla and salt. Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture. Place powdered sugar, meringue powder and water in a large bowl. Icing is ready to use but it will be very thick. Divide the icing into two bowls.