Sugar cookies

Today we have a fun, and easy sugar cookie recipe to use during the upcoming holiday season.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of unsalted butter
• 1 cup of sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 3 cups of flour
• 2 tbsp almond milk

Directions:

1. Mix together the butter and sugar together in a large bowl until creamed together
2. Mix in the vanilla, and egg into the sugar mixture
3. In a separate bowl mix together the flour, and baking powder.
4. Begin to add the flour mixture into the sugar mixture slowly until combined together.
5.  Add in the milk so the batter reach a good fry batter that sticks together and has a little wetness.
6. Taking the batter you can roll it out and cut it into shapes using cookie cutters this will make about 70 cookies.
7.  Place the cookies on a nonstick baking sheet and place in the heated oven at 350° F. Bake for 8-10min.  Take the cookie out the cookies when done and let cool.

Frosting:
Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup half and half
• 2 oz cream cheese (I used the 1/3 fat one)
• 1/8 tsp of salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1-2 cups of powderd sugar (the amount used depends on how much you need and the consistency you like it.

Directions:

1. Mix together the cream cheese, salt, and vanilla extract.
2. Add the half and half, to the cream cheese mixture .
3. Then add the liquid to the powderd sugar untill you get the consitency you want for your frosting.  Side note: Add more liquid if you want it to be liquidier, or add more powderd sugar if you want it to be dryer. 
4.  Take the frosting and spread on your cooled cookies, and enjoy!!!

-Megan