Valentines cookies

I've been experimenting with some sugar cookie recipes this weekend and finally found one that suites my needs perfectly.

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Ingredients

• 1 cup butter (no substitutes), softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
  
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• FROSTING:
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon milk
• Food coloring

Cream together sugar and butter until combined then add milk, egg, and almond extract. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in separate bowl. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture slowly, mixing between each addition. Form into a ball with your hands and kneed until thoroughly mixed. Roll out between two sheets of waxed paper. Dip cookie cutters in flour and cut out desired shapes. Bake at 375 for about 5 minutes per batch. Let cool on wire rack. For the icing sift the powder sugar into a bowl and whisk all other ingredients in with the powder sugar, add more powder sugar or milk to get the desired consistency. Dip cookies into icing and dust with sprinkles or colored sugar and place on wax paper until icing sets. Enjoy!