Grandma's soft sugar cookies

from favfamilyrecipes.com--tommy made these and they were FANTASTIC! 

Ingredients

• 2/3 c. shortening
• 1 c. sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 c. milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 3 c. flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt
Cream Cheese Frosting:
• 8 oz. cream cheese-softened
• 1/4 c. butter, softened
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 to 1½ lbs powdered sugar

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Beat shortening and sugar together.
• Add eggs, milk and vanilla
• In separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• Slowing add dry ingredients to wet ingredients.
• Mix together until you can form a large dough ball.
• On floured surface, roll out dough ball until about 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick.
• Use cookie cutters (or rim of a drinking glass) to cut cookie shapes out of dough.
• Place cookies on lightly sprayed cookie sheet.
• Bake about 10-12 minutes. DON'T OVERCOOK OR THEY WILL BE HARD!
• For frosting...beat together cream cheese, butter, and vanilla. Add powdered sugar to desired consistency. Spread over cooled cookies.