Title: Brickly Cookies
Categories: Cookie
Yield: 7 Dozen

1	c	Sugar
2		Eggs
1	ts	Extract, vanilla
1	c	Shortening
4 1/2	c	Flour
1	ts	Baking soda
1/2	ts	Baking powder
1/2	ts	Salt
1/2	c	Buttermilk
COLORED SUGAR
1/4	c	Sugar
2	dr	Food coloring

In large mixing bowl, cream sugar, eggs, vanilla, and shortening. Combine dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Divide dough in half and wrap in pastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 2 hours, until well-chilled.

Preheat oven to 375 F. On lightly floured surface, use floured rolling pin to roll out dough to 1/8" thickness. Using clothing patterns or desired cookie cutters, cut out dough. Transfer cookies to ungreased baking sheet. Shake sugar and food coloring in jar and sprinkle colored sugar on cookies. Bake 8-10 minutes, until lightly browned. Remove from pans and cool on wire racks.

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