Grandma’s Ice Cream Wafers

(from New Life Bible Church Women’s recipe box)

The cookie tin was always filled with these whenever we went to visit Grandma. YUM!

Source: Grandma Rinehimer

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Serves 25 people

Categories: Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 c. sugar
  • 1 c. Crisco shortening
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 1/2-2 c. flour
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • Icing
  • 1 c. sifted powdered sugar
  • 2 Tblsp. softened butter or margarine
  • 1/4 tsp. vanilla
  • 2-4 tsp. milk

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

  2. Cream together sugar, shortening,eggs and vanilla

  3. Add 1 1/2 c flour and salt and mix well.

  4. Add extra flour, if necessary, until dough is stiff

  5. Shape into small balls on cookie sheet

  6. Bake for 10 min. or until edges brown and center firm

  7. Icing:

  8. Mix sifted powdered sugar, softened butter and 1/4 tsp. vanilla.

  9. Add milk until it’s of spreading consistency

  10. Add food coloring, if desired

  11. Put icing on cooled cookies

  12. I sometimes put colored sprinkles on before baking instead of icing

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