{"slug":"moms-sugar-cookies","collection":"recipes","is_recipe":true,"visibility":"public","title":"Mom's Sugar Cookies with Butter Cream Icing","description":"A cherished family recipe for tender shortening-based sugar cookies paired with a smooth, fluffy buttercream icing perfect for rolling, cutting, and decorating.","body_md":"\nThis recipe is transcribed from mom's little red recipe book. The recipe card notes that mom's sister, Theresa Gavula, provided the recipe. Mom made countless batches of these cookies and icing for school, work, and social parties. They can be rolled and cut, or dropped and shaped.\n\n## Sugar Cookies\n- 600ml (2½ cups) flour\n- 1 teaspoon baking powder\n- 1 teaspoon salt\n- 180ml (¾ cup) shortening\n- 240ml (1 cup) sugar\n- 2 eggs\n- 1 teaspoon vanilla\n\n### Method\nThe recipe card does not indicate a method. The below is standard instructions.\n\n1. In a medium-size bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.\n2. Using a stand mixer, cream shortenning, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until well combined.\n3. Add the dry ingredients to the butter/sugar and combine just until no dry ingredents remain.\n\nThe recipe card doesn't indicate cooking instructions, howerver the cookies can be rolled and cut. Bake at 350℉ until done, perhaps 8 to 10 minutes.\n\n## Butter Cream Icing\n- 240ml (1 cup) shortening (½ butter, ½ crisco)\n- 1.2L (5 cups) powdered sugar\n- 1 teaspoon vanilla\n- 3 tablespoons milk\n- Food coloring (optional)\n\n### Method\nThe recipe card does not indicate a method. The below is standard instructions.\n\n1. Using a stand mixer, cream shortening until smooth.\n2. Add powdered sugar and slowly incoporate using lowest/stir setting on mixer until combined.\n3. Add vanilla; beat to combine.\n4. Add half the milk; beat to combine.\n5. Add more milk as needed to reach desired consistancy.\n6. Add food coloring as desired.\n\n\n\n## Notes\n\n- **Structured ingredients added (2026-07-30):** this recipe previously had no `ingredients` array, so it was invisible to `shopping-list` and could not be scaled. Both sections transcribed verbatim from the body; no quantities changed.\n","draft":false,"servings":"36","prep_time":"20 minutes","cook_time":"10 minutes","total_time":"30 minutes","created_at":"2023-12-04T11:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-07-30T21:57:52.283084Z","categories":["dessert"],"tags":["family recipie","mom"],"methods":["Baked"],"themes":["Vegetarian"],"ingredients":[{"section":"Sugar Cookies","items":["600ml (2½ cups) flour","1 tsp baking powder","1 tsp salt","180ml (¾ cup) shortening","240ml (1 cup) sugar","2 eggs","1 tsp vanilla"],"parsed":[{"raw":"600ml (2½ cups) flour","qty":600,"unit":"ml","item":"flour"},{"raw":"1 tsp baking powder","qty":1,"unit":"tsp","item":"baking powder"},{"raw":"1 tsp salt","qty":1,"unit":"tsp","item":"salt"},{"raw":"180ml (¾ cup) shortening","qty":180,"unit":"ml","item":"shortening"},{"raw":"240ml (1 cup) sugar","qty":240,"unit":"ml","item":"sugar"},{"raw":"2 eggs","qty":2,"item":"eggs"},{"raw":"1 tsp vanilla","qty":1,"unit":"tsp","item":"vanilla"}]},{"section":"Butter Cream Icing","items":["240ml (1 cup) shortening (½ butter, ½ Crisco)","1.2L (5 cups) powdered sugar","1 tsp vanilla","3 tbsp milk","Food coloring (optional)"],"parsed":[{"raw":"240ml (1 cup) shortening (½ butter, ½ Crisco)","qty":240,"unit":"ml","item":"shortening"},{"raw":"1.2L (5 cups) powdered sugar","qty":1.2,"unit":"l","item":"powdered sugar"},{"raw":"1 tsp vanilla","qty":1,"unit":"tsp","item":"vanilla"},{"raw":"3 tbsp milk","qty":3,"unit":"tbsp","item":"milk"},{"raw":"Food coloring (optional)","item":"Food coloring"}]}],"servings_int":36,"qc":{"status":"passed","last_checked_at":"2026-07-30T21:59:55.415418Z","checked_by":"claude-code","standard_version":"2026-07-29","findings_count":0,"stale":false}}