-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