Nelson Cookie Bake, Dan's Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 4 cups sugar
• 2 cups melted shortening (1 cup butter and 1 cup crisco)
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 5 eggs
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 8 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 combine sugar, melted shortening, buttermilk, and eggs and mix until smooth.
• 3 add baking soda, cream of tarter and flour. mix until well blended.
• 4 drop by cookie scoop on cookie sheet.
• 5 bake 8-10 minutes at 350 degrees.
• 6 let cookies cool. then frost with pillsbury vanilla icing. add sprinkles. allow frosting to set prior to storing the cookies.