bethany's favorite valentine cut out sugar cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 3 hrs 25 mins


• cream together the butter, sugar, egg, milk, vanilla extract, and almond extract in a large bowl.
• stir in the flour and baking powder.
• cover and refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.
• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c).
• divide the dough into thirds. on a lightly floured surface, roll out each portion to 1/4-inch thick.
• cut cookies out using a floured cookie cutter.
• arrange cookies on an ungreased baking sheet about 1-inch apart.
• bake until cookies are lightly golden, 6 to 9 minutes.
• transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.