Emily'S Iced Shortbread Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    5/8 cup granulated sugar
    1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks)
    2 cups all-purpose flour
    Icing
    1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick)
    3/4 cup powdered sugar
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    food coloring
Preparation
    Cream the butter and sugar until smooth.
    Add flour and mix to combine well.
    Cover and chill until firm enough to roll out.
    Roll out on a lightly floured cutting board and cut out using lightly floured cookie cutters.
    Bake at 350\u00b0F on baking sheets until pale golden in color, about 10 minutes.
    Remove to racks to cool completely.
    Mix icing together and tint as desired and chill slightly.
    When cookies are cooled, ice cookies as desired.

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