Little Grandma's Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies

Yields:	5-6 dozen
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2	cups	sugar
1 1/2	cups	butter
3	large	eggs
1/2	cup	buttermilk
1 1/2	teaspoons	baking soda
1	x	vanilla extract	to taste
6	cups	flour, all-purpose	about, enough to make a stiff dough
		---	Icing
1 1/2	cups	sugar	white
2	tablespoons	butter
1	x	light cream	enough to make creamy

Combine all ingredient and mix and form into dough.

Don't knead too much, very lightly.

Can chill a couple of hours or so.

Roll out on floured board to about 1/8 inch; to 1/4 inch and cut out and bake on ungreased sheets.

Bake at 350 degrees F until very light brown on bottom, 6-8 minutes.

Can sugar the top of the dough and roll it in, or frost with cooked icing.

ICING: Combine icing ingredients, just enough light cream to make it creamy, and cook to a soft ball stage.

Remove from heat and stir until it begins to thicken.

Spread quickly on cookies.

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