-Cream together the butter, oil, sugars, water and eggs- set to the side
-In a separate bowl, combine ALL dry ingredients and mix lightly
-Slowly add 1/2 to 1 C of the dry mix to the butter mixture- mix lightly continue this step until all ingredients are combined
-Mix until well blended
-Dough will not stick together very well it is very flaky
-Roll dough into golf ball sized balls with your hands and then place the dough on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
Step 2 ( preparing cookie to bake )
-Mix 1/4 C of white sugar and a pinch of salt in a small bowl.
-Take a tall glass, dip it into the bowl with the mixture of sugar and salt.
-Now place the bottom of a glass that has the mixture on it and then press it onto your ball of dough.
-Press down hard to give the cookies their cracked edges. (These should extend beyond the size of the glass)
Baking
-Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes.
-Remove from the cookie from the baking pan after cooling for 10 minutes and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
-After completely cooled place in a storage container and keep in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Now make the frosting:
Frosting:
Ingredients:
TBPS butter, room temp
½ C sour cream
C powdered sugar
½ tsp salt
-5 TBPS milk
½ tsp. almond extract
red gel food colouring
Directions
- Blend soft butter, sour cream, powdered sugar, salt, 1 drop food coloring and almond extract.
-Mix well.
-If needed add drops of milk until you get it to the thickness you want.
-Spread frosting on cookies right before serving