Everyone LOVES these Sugar Cookies and they look great on a Cookie Plate!

1 cup butter, softened
2 ½ cups flour
1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1 ½ tsp almond extract
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tartar
Snowflake cookie cutter
Blue and white food coloring and holiday sprinkles
Ingredients for Frosting
⅓ cup soft butter
3 cups confectioners’ sugar
1 ½ tsp vanilla
1 tsp almond extract
2 tbsp milk
Directions for cookies:
1
Mix butter, confectioner sugar, egg, and almond extract thoroughly.
2
Blend in flour, soda and cream of tartar. Cover and chill in refrigerator for 3 hours.
3
Heat oven to 375 degrees.
4
Divide dough in half, roll each half 3/16 thick on lightly floured cloth.
5
Cut with snowflake cookie cutter.
6
Place on lightly greased baking sheet. Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until light brown.
Directions for frosting:
7
Blend butter and sugar.
8
Stir in vanilla and milk and beat until frosting is smooth and consistency.
9
Frost cookies and sprinkle with holiday sugars and sprinkles.
Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
2 ½ cups flour
1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1 ½ tsp almond extract
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tartar
Snowflake cookie cutter
Blue and white food coloring and holiday sprinkles
Ingredients for Frosting
⅓ cup soft butter
3 cups confectioners’ sugar
1 ½ tsp vanilla
1 tsp almond extract
2 tbsp milk

