• Preheat oven to 375° F

Make Sour Milk

• Combine milk with vinegar in a small bowl and allow to sit for about 15 minutes. This will create a sour milk. Set aside.
  ½ cup milk, ½ teaspoon white vinegar

Cream Together

• In a medium-sized bowl or mixer, cream together shortening, butter, sugar, egg, vanilla and almond extracts.
  ½ cup shortening, ½ cup butter, 1 cup sugar, 1 egg, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, ½ teaspoon almond extract

Combine Ingredients

• In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt, and baking powder.
  4 cups flour, ¼ teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon baking powder
• Combine the creamed butter and sugar mixture with the flour mixture. The dough will be crumbly. Add the sour milk. Stir to combine and create a firm dough. The dough is now ready to roll.

Roll Dough

• Roll dough out quite thick, about ½ inch. Cut into desired shapes using cookie cutters.
• Bake for 9-10 minutes on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Frost with your favorite vanilla frosting.