Soft Lofthouse Style Frosted Sugar Cookies with Sour Cream (Copycat) Life Made Sweeter

"Perfectly Soft Lofthouse Style Frosted Sugar Cookies made from scratch with an easy frosting and full of pretty sprinkles! Best with a tall glass of milk...."

INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup unsalted butter (, softened )
3/4 cups sugar
1 large egg (, room temperature)
1/3 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/8 tsp pure almond extract (, recommended to give it that signature sugar cookie flavor but leave out if you prefer)
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour (, measured correctly using spoon and level method)
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter (, softened)
2/3 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2.5 cups powdered sugar (, plus more as needed to reach desired consistency)
pinch salt
2-3 tablespoons heavy cream (, plus more as needed to reach desired consistency)
food coloring to color frosting (, optional)
candy sprinkles to decorate (, optional)
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