best sugar cookies

By foodiva

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
• 3 ounces of cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 tablespoon corn syrup (makes the frosting glossy)
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• Food coloring of your choice

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 39mins
Adapted from thatskinnychickcanbake.com

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions
Cream butter, cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl till light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Add flour and baking powder and stir till combined. Put dough on a large piece of plastic wrap and flatten into a disk. Wrap well and chill for at least an hour.
Preheat oven to 375º.
On floured surface, roll out half of dough to about ⅛ inch thickness. Keep other half refrigerated till needed. Using cookie cutters of your choice, cut and place on parchment lined cookie sheet at least an inch apart. Bake 7-9 minutes till cookies start to brown on edges and are firm. Cool for a couple minutes, then remove to cooling rack.
To make , whisk together all ingredients. Add a bit more milk to thin if needed.

Instructions