Carolyn Cookies

Outside of our family these are probably known as yogurt cookies, but our family friend Carolyn always made them for birthdays and other occasions, so we've called them Carolyn Cookies for as long as I can remember. No one can make them as well as she does, but when I brought these to Emily's house the consensus was that mine came out just fine. :-)

Ingredients:

1 cup sour milk or 8 oz yogurt, any flavor (strawberry or lemon adds a nice touch)

1 1/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup shortening

2 eggs

1/2 tsp salt

3 cups flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp vanilla

Cream shortening and sugar; add eggs. Sift dry ingredients. Add soda to sour milk/yogurt. Add alternately with dry ingredients. Add vanilla; mix well. Bake 10-15 min at 375F. Cool and frost with favorite frosting and top with sprinkles.

Buttercream frosting:

2 cups powdered sugar

1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, softened

3 Tbsp milk

2 tsp vanilla

Beat with electric mixer. Add milk as needed to get the right consistency.