Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 16 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 2 eggs
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons milk
• frosting
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 -4 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 2 add eggs and almond extract, mix until well blended.
• 3 combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
• 4 add milk and mix just until blended.
• 5 cover and refridgerate, until easy to handle. (admittedly i am often in a hurry and rush this step, my cookies still turn out well.).
• 6 on a lightly floured surface roll out dough to approximately 1/4 inch thickness, cut with floured cookie cutters. place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• 7 bake at 400* for 6 - 8 minutes. do not brown. bottom of cookies should only be lightly golden.
• 8 remove from sheets to wire racks to cool completely then frost and decororate.
• 9 for frosting cream together butter, vanilla and sugar, then beat in enough milk to achieve a desired spreading consistancy, add food coloring if desired.