Happy 4th of July

I love to make holiday-themed desserts, and these are some easy not-too-sweet sugar cookies that can be frosted and sprinkled with any color theme! I added a little marshmallow flavoring to the frosting to make it super fun for the kids, but any of your favorite flavors would be delicious here!

Soft Sugar Cookies:

• ¼ cup butter room temp

• ⅓ cup vegetable oil

• ⅓ cup powdered sugar

• ¾ cup granulated sugar

• 2 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 large egg room temp

• ½ tsp baking soda

• 1 Tbsp cornstarch

• ½ tsp salt

• 2¾ cups all-purpose flour

Preheat oven to 350. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper. Cream butter, oil and sugars together until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and egg. Sift in the dry ingredients and stir just until combined. If your dough looks a little dry, add a little milk until the dough pulls together in a ball.

Using a cookie scoop, place 6 cookies to a sheet (this recipe makes a bakers dozen for me, which means I take 12 to the party and eat one for quality control).

Bake 8-10 minutes until the cookies are just barely golden on the bottom. Let them cool and then frost with your favorite buttercream. I like to keep these cookies chilled ;)