I Heart Cookies

Ezra and I usually accomplish baking something once a week. It is usually a simple recipe: chocolate chip cookies or grandma Barb's cake bars, but for Valentines day we made Aunt Stacy's famous sugar cookies.
Ezra made a mess while I made the cookies. He was also very impatient with the decorating part, understandably, so I finished that part during his nap.
Several have asked for the recipe, so it is posted below. This recipe makes an outstandingly soft cookie, unlike the hard sugar cookies you may be used to. Be warned: there is a lot of crisco...

Soft Cut-Out Cookies
2 c sugar
2 c butter flavored crisco
1/2 c sour cream
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 tsp almond flavoring
1 egg
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
5 c flour

Cream sugar and crisco, add sour cream, vanilla, almond flavoring, egg. Mix well. Combine salt, baking soda and flour separately, then add to the mix. Chill dough overnight or a few hours until easy to roll. Roll out 1/4 of dough at a time to 1/4 inch in thickness. (Too thin cookies will be crisp). Cut with cookie cutters and bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Do not over bake!

Butter Cream Frosting
1 c margarine
1 c butter flavored crisco
2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
6 T milk
1 bag powdered sugar (8 cups)

Mix well and add food coloring if desired. Makes 6 cups.