Thursday, February 14, 2013

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Happy Valentines Day!

Sugar Cookies
Girl who ate Everything

1 C sour cream
2 C sugar
1 C butter
4 eggs
1 t vanilla extract
6 C flour
3 t baking powder
1 t baking soda
1 t salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Combine sour cream, sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla.  Beat for 2-3 minutes

Add dry ingredients and mix well.  Let dough chill in fridge for 25 minutes or until firm.

Roll dough out until about 1/4 inch thick and use cookie cutters to make shapes or circles

Bake until light golden brown, about 8-10 minutes (I baked for 8 minutes)

makes about 4 dozen

Dream Whip Frosting:

1 oz package of dream whip
1/2 C cold water
2 t vanilla
1 T butter
3 T whipping cream
2 C shortening
2 lbs powdered sugar
1 1/2 t almond flavoring

Combine dream whip, water, vanilla and almond flavoring with a mixer until combined on low, increase speed to high and whip until mixture begins to look fluffy.

Add shortening, whipping cream and butter.  Combine with mixer on low speed, scraping sides of bowl as needed.  Once combined mix on high for approximately 2 minutes.  It should look like frosting at this point.  Add powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition.