Italian Sugar Cookies | Cooking Professionally

Ingredients

• ***For the cookies:***
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• ***For the icing:***
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• food coloring, optional, to taste, of your choice
• coarse sugar, optional, to taste, of your choice