ella's white sugar cookies

recipe from annie's eats - makes about 40 cookies

1 cup butter
1 cup powdered sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla (use clear vanilla)
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups sifted flour

cream butter, add powdered sugar. blend in egg, almond and vanilla extract, salt and flour. chill dough until firm. roll to 1/4" thickness on a well-floured surface. cut with cookie cutters and put on a parchment or silpat-lined baking sheet. bake at 375* for 8-10 minutes. the cookies shouldn't brown. frost when cool.

here's a tutorial and recipe i used to decorate the cookies.