Grandma B's Sugar Cookies

as a little girl, i grew up in southern california. we'd spend a week or two during the summer at my grandma b's house in spanish fork. i have a bunch of great memories from these times at her house, which all involved eating, of course. eating captain crunch while watching "price is right", getting fish and chips from Glade's Drive Inn (which still has the best fish and chips), and of course munching on her sugar cookies with the pink frosting.

i was home sick yesterday and for some reason, when i'm sick...i love to bake. granny b's sugar cookies were the result yesterday! here's her recipe:

Granny B's Sugar Cookies

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 1/2 cup white sugar

3 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp lemon extract

1 cup sour cream

1 tsp baking soda

3 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

5 cups flour

Preheat oven to 400. FIRST: take the cup of sour cream and mix with the baking soda. Set aside. Cream the sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add in eggs, one at a time. Add in lemon and vanilla extracts. Sift together the salt, baking powder and flour. Add in a little at a time, alternating with sour cream mixture (which will be light and fluffy and HUGE). Once it's all combined, remove from mixer and wrap in saran wrap. Chill for 4-5 hours until firm. Roll out dough with extra flour, and bake for 4-5 minutes until the bottoms are BARELY tan.

TIPS: I roll out my dough pretty thick, about 1/2 inch thick. And I cook mine for about 4 1/2 minutes. They will be big and soft!

Almond Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting (not granny's recipe, but my own)

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

3-4 cups powdered sugar

4 oz. cream cheese

1 1/2 tsp imitation almond flavoring

2-3 TBSP heavy cream

Whip butter until light and fluffy, add in 2 cups of powdered sugar until fully mixed. Add in cream cheese and almond flavoring. Continue to mix in 1-2 more cups of powdered sugar slowly, watching your consistency (you don't have to add in all of it, just as much as you want). Add in heavy cream to thin it out to perfection! Frost and enjoy with sugar cookies!