INGREDIENTS AND DIRECTIONS:
1 1/4 c. sugar
1 c. butter flavor Crisco
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. Quaker oats, uncooked
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
For cookies, beat first 3 ingredients until fluffy. Beat in eggs. Mix in combined remaining 4 ingredients. Cover; chill 4 hours or overnight. Heat oven to 375 degrees Roll 1/4 of dough at a time 1/8-inch thick on floured surface. Cut as desired using cookie cutter or glass. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. (For ornament hole, cut hole in cookie with drinking straw before baking. Repeat immediately after baking if hole closes.) Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Remove to wire rack; cool completely.
GLAZE:
1 c. powdered sugar
1 to 2 tbsp. milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla
Candies OR decors
For glaze combine first 3 ingredients. Tint with food color, if desired. Brush on cookies with pastry brush; decorate immediately. About 5 dozen.
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