Grandma's Sugar Cookies

Okay, okay. I know I have a sugar cookie recipe on here already. BUT... this one is even better. 

Of course the one I posted before was a quick cake mix sugar cookie recipe, but these ones are the real deal. The "I made this from scratch because I love you" kind. And the recipe also happens to be the one my Mom uses every year at Christmas time.

A little while back she was worried she lost it! Thankfully, she found the index card tucked away in the cookie cutter tin and the Christmas season was saved! Haha!

In reality, it would be terrible if she ever actually did lose it! So, with that in mind, here's another place to keep it where it should hopefully never get lost!

Pretty creative decorating. Haha!

With how busy I was this year and how tired this pregnancy has made me, my mom actually made these cookies (Thanks Mom!) and the kids had a lot of fun helping her cut out, bake, and ice them! Really, they had a blast! I think they will remember making cookies with Grandma for a long time.

Also, since the kiddos made them with Grandma, they are earning the "Grandma's" title instead of "Mom's" title. I think that's fitting since she was in full on "Grandma-mode" while making them this year.

A few notes to add about this recipe:

Shortening - Although my mom always uses shortening in this recipe, I rarely have that on hand. I actually bought a small thing of this specifically for these cookies this year. That being said, they can be made with butter instead. Just substitute equal amounts of softened butter for the shortening and mix as usual.

Soda - Yes the card says soda. No it does not mean the fizzy kind. This was just an abbreviation for baking soda, so use that instead!

Icing - I don't have an icing recipe attached to this cookie recipe, but any basic buttercream icing recipe will work. We usually divide the icing into a few bowls and then use food coloring to dye them the colors we want. 

(Here's David being silly.)

And unfortunately, I don't have a picture of these kiddos with Grandma since she was actually taking the pictures and making the cookies while I was running errands. (Once again thanks!) I'll have to try to get a picture with her and the kids decorating them next time!