These sugar cookies will melt in your mouth and leave you wanting more! With almond buttercream frosting, this is the best sugar cookie recipe you will try by far!

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Bake Time: 9 to 10 minutes
Makes: 32 to 36 cookies

What you will need:

1     cup butter, softened
2     egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 ½ cups sugar
1     tablespoon almond extract
4     cups flour
Dash salt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°

Put butter and sugar into large mixing bowl and mix together using electric mixer. Mix in eggs yolks and almond extract.

Gradually add flour to mixture. Once everything is mixed use hands to firm dough together and place half of dough onto baking sheet to cut cookies.

Roll out until ¼ inch thick and use a glass or cookie cutters to cut out the shapes you want.

Bake at 350° for 9 to 10 minutes. (key is not to let the cookies turn brown, you want them to be soft)

Buttercream Frosting Recipe:

1   cup butter, softened
3   tablespoons whipping cream
2   teaspoons almond extract
1   teaspoon vanilla extract
3   cups powdered sugar

In medium mixing bowl combine all ingredients using an electric mixer until smooth.

For best results keep frosted cookies in freezer until frosting hardens.

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