prettygirlfood:

Sugar Cookies Recipe

Ingredients:
1 cup butter (softened)
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon almond extract
3 ¼ cups all purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
Frosting-
2 cups confectioners’ sugar (sifted)
1-3 tablespoons milk (more or less as needed to achieve spreading consitancy)
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
¼ teaspoon almond extract
food coloring (optional)

Cooking Instructions:

Step 1: In a large mixing bowl combine butter with sugar, eggs, almond and vanilla extract. Beat until lightly and fluffy. In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Gradually mix flour mixture into butter mixture until well blended. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
Step 2: Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. On a lightly flowered surface roll out dough to ¼” thickness. Cut into desires shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 2 inches apartment on cookie sheets. Place into the oven and bake 4-6 minutes. Remove cookies and cool on wire racks.
Step 3: To make frosting- in a small bowl mix confectioners’ sugar with milk, start with 1-2 tablespoons of milk and add more as needed. Beat in corn syrup and almond extract until the icing is smooth. Add food coloring if desired.  
Step 4: Paint the cookies with the frosting and allow to set on wax paper.

This sounds a lot like the cookie recipe I swear by! I think tomorrow might be a baking day :)