Ingredients
1 ½ cups white sugar
1 cup shortening
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons salt
Directions
STEP 1
Beat sugar and shortening with an electric powered mixer in a massive bowl till smooth. Beat one egg into butter mixture, then beat in final eggs and vanilla. Add flour and salt; stir till dough is simply combined. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and kick back for at least 1 hour.
STEP 2
When prepared to bake, preheat the oven to four hundred tiers F (200 stages C).
STEP 3
Roll dough on a lightly floured floor to a thickness of 1/8 inch. Cut dough into favored shapes with a cookie cutter and location 1 inch aside on ungreased baking sheets.
STEP 4
Bake in the preheated oven till edges are golden brown, about 6 to eight minutes. Cool quickly on baking sheets, then put off to wire racks to cool totally earlier than decorating.
