Dad gave me the recipe way back, so here it is. I have the quadruple recipe but I figured I'd give the single for those of us that only have a few people and wouldn't need to make a quad.
Single batch
2/3 c. butter flavor crisco
3/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. almond extract
1 egg
2 c.sifted flour
4 tsp. milk
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
Cream shortening, sugar, almond together. add egg, beat until fluffy. Stir in milk. sift dry ingredients and blend into creamy mixture. Do just like dad does and cover with saran wrap and put it in the fridge or freezer and chill for at least an hour. Roll out dough to desired thickness, whip out the cookie cutters and go to town. Bake on cookie sheet at 375' for 6-8 minutes, cool slightly then remove from pan.
Icing
Powdered sugar
Water
Almond Extract
put powdered sugar in bowl, add just a smidge of almond extract, add a little water at a time and mix to the proper consistency, you all should know what that is...not too runny, not too thick, divide and add colors you want, frost cookies.
And we all know when we frost them to keep the frosting off the edges so it doesn't get all over.
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