Brian Latimer’s Sugar Cookies - Exmark's Backyard Life

Ingredients

• 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ½ cup shortening
• 4 cups confectioners sugar
• 5 tbsp milk, or more as needed
• 1 tsp vanilla extract, or more to taste
• Food coloring (optional)