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Jessica’s ‘Smack Yo Momma Good’ Sugar Cookies

3 cups powdered sugar

4 sticks butter

2 teaspoons real vanilla extract

1 teaspoon almond extract

2 large eggs

5 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 teaspoons cream of tartar

Beat powdered sugar, room temperature butter, vanilla, almond extract and eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium. Stir in remaining ingredients in increments turning mixer on and off as you add more. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour. Roll out dough on floured surface about 1/2 thick and use desired cutouts to get shapes. Place on cookie sheets with silpat liner and bake at 375* for 8 minutes. Let set in hot pan 2 minutes after taking out of oven before transferring to a cooling rack.

Buttercream Icing

2 sticks butter, room temp

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2-4 tablespoons milk

6 cups powdered sugar

Blend butter, milk and vanilla in mixer. Add powdered sugar in increments until you get desired icing consistency. Rule of thumb it it should stick to the attachment on your mixer when lifted up out of the bowl. That’s normally about the right thickness. If too runny and thin add more powdered sugar. If too thick add a dash more milk.

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