Soft Sugar Cookies with Almond Icing | Saveur

Ingredients

• 2 ¹⁄₂ cups flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• ¹⁄₂ tsp. baking powder
• ¹⁄₂ tsp. kosher salt
• 1 ¹⁄₂ cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
• ¹⁄₂ cup soft margarine, such as Gold n'Soft
• 8 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
• 1 egg plus 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• ¹⁄₂ tsp. lemon extract
• 5 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
• 2 tbsp. half-and-half, at room temperature
• ¹⁄₄ tsp. almond extract
• ¹⁄₄ tsp. kosher salt
• 1 ³⁄₄ cups confectioners' sugar
• Multi-colored sprinkles, for decorating