Jumping on the Bandwagon

The Best Christmas Cut-outs EVER! (Mom's of course.)
For Christmas or any other holidays that deserves a cookie. Like, all of them!

Cut-Outs
Ingredients:

• 1 c. butter
• 2 c. sugar
• 1 t. vanilla
• 1 and a half t. baking soda dissolved in 2 T. milk
• 3 eggs
• 1 and a half t. cream of tartar
• about 5 c. flour

Put it all together:

• Cream butter and sugar together.
• Add vanilla, milk & soda, and eggs.
• Sift dry ingredients with about 3 c. of the flour, and add to wet ingredients. Combine.
  
• Add extra flour, just enough to be easily rolled.
• Put in fridge to chill.

Let it roll:

• Roll to your desired thickness, and cut out desired shapes. Keep the dough you're not working with in the fridge to keep chilly.
  

Bake it baby:

• 400 degree oven
• about 6-8 minutes

Frosting
Ingredients:

• 1/4 lb. butter (room temp.)
• 1 egg
• 1/2 t. vanilla
• 1 lb. confectioner's sugar
• milk

Mix it up:

• Combine ingredients, except the milk.
• Add the milk, little bits at a time (like a tablespoon or less at a time) until it's a good spreading consistency.

Enjoy, and save some to give away, if possible.