Best Ever Butter Cookies

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 -2 tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 combine 1 cup butter, sugar and egg in large mixer bowl.
• 2 beat at medium speed until creamy.
• 3 reduce speed to low.
• 4 add flour, orange juice, vanilla and baking powder.
• 5 beat until well mixed.
• 6 divide dough into thirds and wrap in plastic food wrap.
• 7 refrigerate until firm (2-3 hours).
• 8 heat oven to 400 degrees.
• 9 on lightly floured surface roll out dough, one third at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), into 1/8 to 1/4 inch thickness.
• 10 cut with 4 or 5 inch cookie cutter.
• 11 place one inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• 12 bake for 6-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
• 13 let stand one minute then remove from cookie sheet.
• 14 cool completely.
• 15 frosting: combine all frosting ingredients in small bowl.
• 16 beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until fluffy.
• 17 tint with food color if desired.
• 18 frost and decorate cookies as desired.