Amazing Sour Cream Sugar Cookies

The other day, I came home from classes and found that Laura made me these awesome valentine sugar cookies. They were so good that it was really hard limiting ourselves to just a few. They were so perfect, and we want to share them with everyone! But first we have to give credit where credit is due: this recipe was given to us from our good friend Kari-Lynn. It's funny how we know Kari-Lynn, She grew up and went to high school with me in Lake Stevens, WA. I was actually good friends with her two younger brothers. Years later, just before Laura and I got married, Laura started working at the barbershop at BYU. It was here where she met Kari-Lynn as she was a hair stylist there also. Funny how small the world is in the church. But anyways, this is her awesome recipe and we want to give her all the credit for it. Way to go Kari-Lynn!

Amazing Sour Cream Sugar Cookies

1 cup butter (softened)
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda
4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
4 1/2 cups flour

Mix butter, sugar, and eggs. Then all the rest of the ingredients and mix until a dough forms. Place in a large bowl, cover, and refrigerate overnight. (or a few hours, but overnight is best)
Roll out the dough and cut into shapes using cookie cutters.
Cook in a 350 degree oven for 6-10 minutes, but watch them carefully because if they get brown, they will turn out too hard.

Frosting:

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup Crisco
1/4 cup milk
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
Powdered sugar
Food coloring

Mix the butter, crisco, milk, salt, and vanilla together. Now add lots of powder sugar until it gets to be the consistency and taste that you like. Add food coloring to make your favorite color of frosting.