Dare You Try This Sugar Cookie (royal Icing Included)

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, unsalted, room temperature
• 1 egg, room temperature
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 egg whites
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3 cups icing sugar
• gel food coloring or paste food coloring

Recipe

• 1 for the cookies.
• 2 preheat the oven to 375. cream the butter with a mixer on medium speed until and smooth.
• 3 add sugar and continue mixing on medium for 2-3 minutes.
• 4 add the egg, almond and vanilla extract and mix well.
• 5 stir in the flour and mix until well blended. {if the mix is too runny…continue adding a bit more flour}.
• 6 roll out the dough with a rolling pin and cut shapes as desired.
• 7 place shapes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• 8 bake for 8-15minutes, until the edges are just slightly golden.
• 9 remove from the oven and cool on a cooling rack.
• 10 for the royal icing.
• 11 beat the egg whites and lemon juice on a medium speed until a foam forms.
• 12 add the icing sugar one cup at a time beating on slow until smooth. color with gel or paste.