Mom'S Christmas Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2/3 cup white sugar
    1 teaspoon salt
    8 tablespoons margarine
    1 teaspoon vanilla
    2 eggs
    2 cups flour
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    1 teaspoon baking soda
    Frosting
    1 cup powdered sugar
    1 tablespoon softened margarine
    1/2 teaspoon vanilla
    splash of milk to moisten the powdered sugar. can slowly add a little more milk to make the frosting powdered sugar
    food coloring (optional)
Preparation
    Put the first 5 ingredients in a bowl.
    Beat well with an electric mixer.
    Add the flour.
    Mix gently with a spoon until well blended.
    Cover and put in the refrigerator.
    Chill well.
    Roll the dough out on a flat, floured surface.
    Do not roll the dough out too thin or too thick. I usually roll it out to about a 1/4 inch thick.
    Cut your cookies out and put them on an ungreased cookie sheet.
    Bake in the oven for 12-14 minutes at 350 degrees.
    **Note** do not overbake. I usually take them out of the over when the bottom of the cookies are slightly brown.
    Let cool in a single layer on wax paper.
    When they are cool, frost and decorate with colored sugars.

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