Sugar Cookies

Name: Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 11 min
Total time: 41 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 170 grams (3/4 cup or 1.5 sticks) unsalted butter, cold; 150 grams (3/4 cup) caster sugar or granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract; 1 large egg, cold; 315 grams (2 and 1/4 cups) plain flour or all purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 250 grams (2 cups) icing sugar or powdered sugar, sifted; 1/4 teaspoon almond extract or clear vanilla extract*; 1 teaspoon glucose syrup or corn syrup, optional; 2-3 tablespoons full fat or whole milk; Gel food colour, optional