Valentine's Day Sugar Cookies

So this year i really wanted to make cookies i stole (borrowed) from this amazing blog http://iammommy.typepad.com/i_am_baker/ which of course i dont know how to link her propperly...SORRY! But feel free to cut and past so you can check her out! The cookie dough and frostings are both from her page so i OWE her all the credit!
I had SO MUCH FUN making these! I cannot wait for St. Patty's day! Watch out friends...you WILL get cookies!

I love how the frosting filled in once i made it into the pouring consistancy...simply AMAZING!

Here are her recipes...
RECIPES
Cookies:

Ingredients
•1-½ cup Butter (I Use Unsalted)
•2 cups Sugar
•2 whole Eggs
•2 whole Eggs Yolks
•4 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
•2 teaspoons Almond Extract
•4 cups All-purpose Flour
•1 teaspoon Salt
•1 teaspoon Baking Powder
Preparation Instructions
In a mixer, beat butter and sugar until well combined, about 2 minutes. Add in 2 eggs and 2 egg yolks and mix until combined. Add in vanilla and almond extract; mix until combined.

In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt, and baking powder.

Slowly (about a cup at a time) add flour to butter mixture and combine. You can use a mixer or not, just depends on how strong you are.

I usually just mix ingredients until they are combined, as I have heard that if you over-mix this dough it will get tough.

Put dough on some Saran wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour.

When you are ready to bake, heat oven to 350 degrees. Roll dough out, cut out cookies, and bake for 6-8 minutes.

Icing:


Ingredients

•1 cup Confectioners Sugar (powder Sugar)
•1 Tablespoon Milk
•1 drop Lemon Juice (fresh Or Processed)
•1 Tablespoon Light Corn Syrup
Preparation Instructions
Combine powder sugar, corn syrup, and lemon juice in a bowl.

******This next step is important!******

If you need a thicker frosting, say for outlining your cookies, add LESS milk. Just a drop at a time.

If you have already outlined your cookies and need a to fill in or ’spill’ your cookies, you can add more milk (as much as you would need) to make your frosting very runny.

If you are using food coloring, be sure to use LESS milk. Most food colorings are liquid and can make your frosting more runny. If you are using a gel food coloring, your milk quanity can remain the same.

If you want to add different flavors, you can add drops of vanilla extract, almond extract, lemon, etc. to flavor your frosting.

If you want more SHINE, use more corn syrup and less milk.

This frosting will stay good for days in the fridge.
WOW...GO look at her BLOG! Her Valentines day cookies for her church are AMAZING!
http://iammommy.typepad.com/i_am_baker/