Best Sugar Cookie Recipe

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375.

Step 2

Cream butter, cream cheese, sugars, egg and almond in large bowl (or Kitchen-Aid) until fluffy.

Step 3

In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.

Step 4

Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Stir until soft dough forms.

Step 5

Roll out and cut with cookie cutter. Thin dough will make crunchy cookies. If you want soft dough, it needs to be about ⅜ in. {NOTE: Try not to handle the dough too much}

Step 6

Bake 8-10 minutes on greased pan. Let cool.

Step 7

Make frosting by mixing all ingredients with hand mixer. If too thick, add a tad more milk. Frost cookies and ENJOY!