Mom's Christmas Cut-Outs & Frosting

Cookies:
1 c. sugar
3 c. flour
1 c. shortening (aka, 1 stick butter and 1 stick margarine, softened)
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
salt (very helpful, right?! I put in a few sprinkles)
2 eggs
6 tsp. milk

1. Sift all dry ingredients together.
2. Add shortening and work together (did this by stirring/chopping with a fork)
3. Add eggs and milk; stir until consistency looks right.
4. Bake @ 375 degrees (8-10 mins depending on oven).

*When cutting out, flour surface well; form big dough ball and keep tossing on flour--onto anything--if things get sticky. Flour rolling pin often, and cut-outs, as well. Flour, flour, flour!

Frosting:

Heat in a saucepan:

1/2 stick butter

1 and 1/2 c. powdered sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

condensed milk (just gradually add more until it looks right!)