Make this recipe a recipe that people in that category can eat. categories: ['dairy_free'], recipe: cream together butter, shortening and sugar. beat in eggs. stir in flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. mix in sour cream and vanilla. my mom uses her hands at this point because the dough is hard to mix. chill overnight. roll out 1/4 inch thick and cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. place on ungreased cookie sheets and bake at 375 degrees for 12-15 minutes. my mom frosts them with an icing made with powdered sugar, softened butter, a few tablespoons of milk and a splash of vanilla. she doesn't measure, just eyeballs it until it's spreadable but not too thick. then we put on desired sprinkles or colored sugars.

Target recipe: preheat oven to 300f (gas mark 2) and lightly grease 8" cake pan. cream butter and sugar together until light. add eggs and mix well. stir in flour, grated lemon and orange rind, and mixed spice. fold in almonds, and mixed fruits. bake for approximately 3 hours. remove when done and cool on a rack. turn out of pan and glaze top with marmalade.