Sugar Cookies With Buttery Icing

• 1 cup margarine
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 4 cups flour
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 13 cup softened margarine or 13 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 12 teaspoons vanilla
• food coloring

1. Cookie dough: Combine flour and salt in a bowl and set aside.
2. In a separate bowl, mix margarine, 1 cup sugar and vanilla.
3. Add remaining sugar and eggs, and beat.
4. Continue to beat on low speed while slowly pouring in flour mixture.
5. Chill thoroughly.
6. Roll dough to 1/8 -1/4 inch thickness, cutting into desired shapes.
7. Place on cookie sheets and bake 8 - 10 minutes in oven preheated to 400 deg F. These brown on the edges, so watch not to burn, it may take less the 8 minutes.
8. Let cookies cool before decorating.
9. Icing: Blend margarine and sugar.
10. Add milk and vanilla mixing until smooth.
11. Add food coloring as desired.
12. After decorating allow icing to set before stacking cookies.
13. This recipe may yield 6 dozen cookies, this depends on the size of your cutters.
14. Preparation time does not include the chilling time.

margarine, sugar, vanilla flavoring, eggs, flour, salt, powdered sugar, margarine, milk, vanilla, food coloring

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sugar-cookies-with-buttery-icing-113804 (may not work)