New Year's Sugar Cookies ( Cookie Cutter Dough )

Cream sugar, egg, and butter. Stir in vanilla. Dissolve soda in milk and add to creamed mixture.

Mix flour, salt, together, and then stir into creamed mixture.
Cover and chill about 2 hours or overnight.

Roll out dough on a flour surface. Place cookies about an inch apart.

Use your favorite Holiday cookie cutters Easy Sugar Cookie Icing~

ingredients

1 cup confectioners' sugar ( white powder sugar )
2 teaspoons milk ( any milk )
2 teaspoons light corn syrup ( clear )
1/4 teaspoon almond extract*
mix assortment of Holiday food coloring

If you like lemon use a lemon extract flavoring,*

Directions

In a small bowl, stir together confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. Mix in corn syrup and almond extract until icing is smooth and glossy.
If icing is too thick, add more corn syrup or a little milk
Separate bowls, and add food colorings to each to color you will be using for the cookies.
Dip cookies, or paint them with a brush.
If more icing is need , it is easy to make it again.

Have fun! Kids like this recipe.

Chef's Note & Story

Icing frosting should be added after baking; toppings can be added while icing is still soft.
( sprinkles )

If using a small cookie cutter you will make more cookies. I used a big cutter and made 12.