• Preheat oven to 325°

For the Cookies

• In a medium bowl, mix together butter, shortening, sugar and egg. Add vanilla and milk. Mix well until combined.
• Gradually stir in flour and baking powder until combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl.
• Roll out a small amount of dough on a floured surface to about ¼″ thick and cut into shapes. Place on cookie sheets and bake until the edges just start to brown. Approximately 10-12 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let sit on cookie sheets for a few minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack. Repeat until all dough is used.
• Here’s a cookie tip for you…. When rolling out your cookie dough, mix flour and powdered sugar 50/50. Use this mixture and your cookies will taste much better and not leave a flour taste in your mouth.

For the Frosting

• In a medium bowl, cream butter, milk, and vanilla together. Gradually stir in powdered sugar and beat until smooth and creamy.
• Add a small amount of frosting in 2 small bowls, one for the brown frosting and the other for the green. Then add orange food coloring to the bulk of the frosting.
• Frost the tops of the cookies with the orange frosting. Add orange candy sprinkles. Then, pipe a bit of brown frosting on the stem of the cut-out cookie. Pipe green swirls just below the stem to make vines, and enjoy!