Swig Sugar Cookies and Frosting

Swig Sugar Cookies

1 cup butter, room temperature

3/4 cup vegetable oil

1 1/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup powdered sugar

2 Tablespoons water

2 eggs

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp cream of tarter

1 t salt

5 1/2 cups flour

Cream together butter, vegetable oil, sugar, water, eggs.  Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl.   Slowly add buttered mix to dry.  Mix well.  Roll into a golf sized ball and place on a cookie sheet.

-Combine 1/4 cup sugar and a pinch of salt in a small bowl.   Get glass cup.   Put bottom of glass cup in sugar/salt mix and then press on cookie-this creates the signature “Swig” cookie.   Bake at 350 for 8 minutes or until barely brown on the bottom.

Swig Sour Cream Frosting

1/2 cup butter softened

3/4 cup sour cream

2 lbs powdered sugar

1 t salt

1/4 cup milk

Red food coloring

Cream together butter, sour cream and salt.  Slowly add powdered sugar.  When it gets so thick that it’s not frosting- add a splash of milk.  Alternate this process until your frosting is desired consistency.  Add 1 drop of red food coloring and mix well.    GOAL- Cookies cold, Frosting warm!