Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies and Butter Frosting

Cookies:
1 pkg (8oz) cream cheese at room temp
1 cup real butter at room temp
1 1/2 cup sugar
3 1/2 cups flour
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1 tsp. baking powder

1. Cream together cream cheese, butter, sugar, egg, flavorings, and baking powder with a mixer on medium speed until well blended
2. Gradually add flour and mix well
3. Refrigerate overnight
4. Roll dough to about 1/4 inch thickness on lightly floured surface. Cut out cookies.
5. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes

Frosting:
1/3 cup cold real butter (I found out the hard way you don't want to use margarine)
4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
Food Coloring

1. Beat butter till fluffy. Gradually add 2 cups of powdered sugar and slowly beat in milk and vanilla
2. Slowly beat in remaining powdered sugar.
3. Add food coloring

This recipe makes soft delicious sugar cookies.