Super Sugar Cookies With Creamy Frosting

Total Time: 3 hrs 7 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• cookie
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• creamy frosting (optional)
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 3 -4 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 cookies.
• 2 beat butter and shortening on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
• 3 add sugar, baking powder, and a dash of salt.
• 4 beat until combined, scraping bowl.
• 5 beat in egg and vanilla.
• 6 beat in as much of flour as you can with mixer.
• 7 stir in remaining flour.
• 8 divide dough in half. if necessary, cover and chill dough for 3 hours or until easy to handle.
• 9 roll onto a lightly floured surface, roll half at a time to 1/8 inch thick.
• 10 using a 2 1/2-inch cookie or biscuit cutter, cut into desired shapes.
• 11 place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 12 bake in a 375 degree oven for 7 to 8 minutes or until edges are firm and bottoms are lightly browned.
• 13 cool on a rack
• 14 creamy frosting.
• 15 beat shortening, vanilla, and extract with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds.
• 16 slowly add half of the powdered sugar, beating well.
• 17 add 2 tablespoons of the milk.
• 18 gradually beat in remaining powdered sugar and enough remaining milk to reach spreading consistency.
• 19 you can add food coloring but remember to reduce milk slightly.