• Pre-heat oven to 375 F
• In bowl of a stand mixer, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy
• Add in egg and vanilla, mixing until well combined.
• Slowly add in flour and baking soda and mix until a dough forms.
• When the dough no longer sticks to the sides of the bowl you will know it’s ready. (You may need to add a little more flour)
• Roll out the dough in between 2 pieces of parchment paper about 1/4 inch thick.
• Cut out desired shapes and place on parchment lined baking sheet.
• Bake for 8 minutes or until slightly browned at the edges.
• Let cool before frosting.

Buttercream

• In the bowl of a stand mixer beat butter until light and fluffy
• add in almond extract
• slowly add in powdered sugar and beat until combined
• add in milk 1 TBS at a time until desired consistency is reached
• Divide into separate bowls and add desired food coloring
• Frost cookies!