ST.PATRICKS DAY SUGAR COOKIES

Ingredients

    1 c. butter softened at room temperature
    2 c. sugar
    4 eggs
    2 tsp. vanilla
    1 tsp. salt
    1/2 tsp. baking soda
    5 c. flour

For the Frosting

    5 c. powdered sugar
    1 c. butter softened at room temperature
    1/4 - 1/2 tsp. almond extract
    6 Tbsp milk
    green food coloring
    St. Patrick's Day sprinkles

Instructions

Sugar Cookie Bars Instructions:

Grease a typical rimmed cooking utensil (about 12x17) and put aside.

Cream along butter and sugar on medium speed. Add eggs one at a time, permitting every egg to be incorporated into the mixture. Scrape the edges of the bowl and add vanilla; combine well.

Whisk along salt, hydrogen carbonate, and flour in an exceedingly medium bowl. Slowly augment the sugar mixture till simply combined.

Press the dough equally into the lubricated cooking utensil. Bake at 375° for quarter-hour till terribly gently golden. take away from kitchen appliance and put aside to cool down.

Frosting Instructions:

Prepare ice by mistreatment an electrical hand mixer to beat the butter till swish. Then add four Tbsp milk, alittle quantity of food color, and almond extract; combine along.

Add granulated sugar a few 0.5 cup at a time to avoid a large number. Add remaining a pair of Tbsp milk and mix. At now you'll be able to add additional food color if you would like to darken the colour of the ice.