• In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, shortening, and sugar. Beat until fluffy. Turn the mixer down and add egg, vanilla, and almond extract. Add baking powder. Add flour and cornstarch and mix thoroughly. If the dough seems crumbly, keep mixing with a paddle attachment. It'll come together!

  *Start with 3 1/2 cups of flour, and if the dough seems too soft, add the last 1/2 cup of flour. 
• Lightly flour your working surface and shape dough into a large ball.
• No refrigeration necessary.
• Roll dough out to desired thickness (I usually do 1/4-1/2") and cut into shapes. Add flour to dough if it feels too sticky but a nice soft dough is what you want. Carefully transfer cut out cookie shapes with a spatula to a baking sheet.
• Bake on baking sheets at 325 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Cookies will be soft. Let sit on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before carefully moving to a cooling rack. Cool completely before frosting.

Frosting

• Beat frosting ingredients together. Add more/less milk until desired consistency is achieved.

Decorating Cookies

• Fill decorator (we like disposible) bags with frosting and frosting tip.
• Follow the step by step guide above and WATCH our video to see how we used the tips #5 (or #7), #21, and #1A to decorated the cookies!