red hearts

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 cup shortening
• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 drops red food coloring

Recipe

• mix ingredients in the order given. divide dough and add enough red food coloring for desired shades of pink or red.
• refrigerate dough for 40 to 60 minutes.
• roll and cut out with heart cutters. sprinkle with sugar. bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 11 minutes. do not overbake.