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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
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• Instructions

• Cuisine

  North American >> US >> US

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 10 minutes, Preparation Time - 35 minutes

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| 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. | 2. In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and white sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, and stir in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, and baking soda; stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the buttermilk until a soft dough forms. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets. | 3. Bake for 10 minutes in preheated oven, or until light brown. Cool on wire racks. | 4. In a medium bowl, blend together melted butter and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Gradually stir in milk until frosting reaches the desired consistency. Mix in food coloring, if desired. Spread onto cooled cookies, and place frosted cookies on waxed paper or cooling racks until frosting is set. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
shortening	1	cup		1812.2	0.0	0.0	205.0
white sugar	2	cups		1548.0	399.92	0.0	0.0
egg	4			286.0	1.44	25.12	19.02
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
purpose flour	4	cups		-	-	-	-
baking powder	2	teaspoons		4.876	2.5484	0.0	0.0
baking soda	1	teaspoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
buttermilk	1	cup		-	-	-	-
butter	1/2	cup	melted	684.0	31.428	21.372	57.6
confectioner sugar	2	cups		-	-	-	-
milk	2	tablespoons		18.3	1.4340000000000002	0.945	0.981
red food coloring	3	drops		-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.