Old-fashioned cut-out cookies have a rich, buttery frosting. This recipe makes a big batch.
Preparation Time
45 mins
Cooking Time
10 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Calories
136 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Prepare cookies: Beat butter and white sugar in a large bowl until creamy. Beat in egg, milk, and vanilla until smooth.
Step 2
Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. Gradually stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients to make a smooth dough. Chill dough in refrigerator for 2 to 3 hours.
Step 3
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Dust a pastry cloth or kitchen towel generously with flour.
Step 4
Divide dough into thirds and roll each third out 1/8-inch-thick on the prepared pastry cloth. Cut shapes out of the rolled dough with cookie cutters. Place cookies onto ungreased baking sheets.
Step 5
Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are barely browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Let cookies cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes before removing to finish cooling on a wire rack.
Step 6
Frost cooled cookies.
Step 7
While cookies are cooling, prepare frosting: Beat 3 cups powdered sugar, butter, 9 teaspoons evaporated milk, and vanilla in a bowl until smooth. Gradually stir in remaining 6 cups powdered sugar into mixture until combined. Continue to beat on high speed until frosting is fluffy; stir in additional evaporated milk or confectioners' sugar if needed to reach desired consistency.
