Valentine's Day Cookies

Today my friend Bry came over. We decorated some Valentine's Day Cookies and then took them around to a few of our friends.

I've already had a few people ask how I made the frosting and what the secret is to getting the color so bright. The secret is I just used the Betty Crocker Cookie icing. I wish I could take credit for making the icing, but I had some that I wanted to use up.

I also tried a new sugar cookie recipe. Here it is:

(I will post it when I get it again from Bry. I accidentally threw it away, whoops)

**Update** Here is the recipe that I had to get from Bry again. :)

Soft Sugar cookies, by Linda Wayment

Ingredients:

1 3/4 c. Flour

1t. baking Powder1/2 t. salt

1/2 t. nutmeg

2Tbs. evaporated milk

1/2 c. shortening

1/2 t. vanilla

3/4 c. sugar

1 egg

Instructions:

Cream shortening, sugar, egg, milk, vanilla and lemon extracts. Add dry ingredients. Mix and chill. Roll dough 1/4 inch thick, and cut into shapes. Make at 375 -degrees for 6-8 minutes.