Almost Swig Sugar Cookie Recipe - Volume 2

INGREDIENTS

Dough

1/2 cup

butter

1/2 cup

solid shortening ( I like Butter Flavor Crisco) or I also like canola oil

1 cup

sour cream

1 1/2 cups

granulated sugar or powdered sugar

1 tsp

almond extract (optional)

4 1/2 cups

all purpose flour

1 tsp

baking powder

1 tsp

salt

sugar (for top of cookies)

Frosting

1/2 cup

butter, room temperature

2 tbsp

sour cream

4 cups

powdered sugar

1 tsp

vanilla

salt

drop red food coloring

1 tbsp

milk**