Recipe: Sugar Cookies

I typically make these around Christmas but the pastel mints work perfectly for Easter as well. These sugar cookies are delicious with the simple frosting and the mints. They are  my mom's favorite holiday cookie and she was very excited to have them around the house. They are  also easy to make and  a hit.

Cookies:

1 ½ cup powdered sugar
1 cup butter
1 egg

1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp almond extract
2 ½ cups flour
1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cream of tartar

Mix together everything except the flour, soda, and cream of tartar. Then add the final three ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for at least two hours.

Roll out a flour board to cut the cookies and bake at 375 for 7-8 minutes. Once cooled frost.

Frosting:

~3 ½ cups sifted powdered sugar

½ cup butter

¼ cup 4% milk

1 tsp vanilla

Food coloring (Optional)

Shaved pastel mints (Optional but recommended)

Mix together adding the powdered sugar gradually until a good taste is made. Add food coloring if desired,  sprinkle on the pastel mints.

Spread icing on to cooled cookies and then cover in shaved pastel mints. Enjoy!