Copycat Cheryl & Co. Buttery Sugar Cookies

By pjones-2

These tasty little cookies melt in your mouth. They taste just like the Cheryl & Co. sugar cutouts, however these are made with a cookie press (much easier!!). So good!!

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 3 - 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup milk
• Food coloring, as desired

Preparation

Step 1

In mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Add egg, vanilla; mix well.

Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well.

Put dough into cookie press with desired plate; form cookies onto un-greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for 6-8 minutes or until set, not brown (this part is important! DO NOT OVER COOK!). Cool on wire racks.

Beat together butter, vanilla and 2 cups powdered sugar in mixing bowl. Add milk. Continue adding sugar in 1/2 cup increments until desired consistency is reached. Add food coloring to all or a portion of frosting and frost cookies. Enjoy!