Momma Lorraine's Sugar Cookies

We have several sugar cookie recipe's in our house.  This one is my mom's recipe that Im sure was passed on to her from someone else!

Cream Together:
1 1/4 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Crisco
2 Eggs
1/4 Cup Corn Syrup

Sift Together:
3 Cups Flour
3/4 tsp. Baking Powder
1/2 tsp. Salt
1/2 tsp Soda
Add to creamed mixture.
Chill dough, Roll out 1/4" thick.
Using your favorite cookie cutters - cut them out.
Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes. Cool + Frost.

Frosting
2 Tbsp. Butter, Melted
3 Cups Powdered Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla
pinch salt

Add enough milk or water to make spreading consistency.

Toasted Pecan Cream Cheese Frosting

This recipe goes well on many cakes, but is posted here to go with The Fresh Orange Italian Cream Cake.

Ingredients:
1 (8 ounce) pkg cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter softened
1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
1 (16 ounce) pkg of powdered sugar
1 cup of chopped pecans

 Preparation:
Toast your pecans in the oven at 375 - just watch them it doesn't take long for them to get that yummy toasty flavor.

Beat the first 3 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. 
Stir in the pecans after they have cooled! 
You will need three cups of the icing for the Fresh Orange Italian Cream Cake.