• Make the buttercream first, beat the butter with the salt and extracts until light and fluffy with a hand mixer.
• Add the powdered sugar and beat to combine. Set buttercream aside.
• Preheat oven to 350. Prepare two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Beat the butter with the salt, vanilla and essence on medium until very light and fluffy. Add the powdered sugar and flour and beat until dough comes together.
• Wrap the dough in cling wrap and let chill in the fridge for at least an hour.
• Roll it out into a well-floured surface into about 1/2 inch thick.
• Using a cookie cutter, cut shapes of dough and place on cookie sheets.
• Bake for 12-14 minutes, until just barely golden on the edges.
• Once cookies are cool spread on some buttercream.

To make petals:

• Color a few tablespoons of buttercream with two light shades of pink.
• Use n offset spatula with a thin top to drag a small spot of pink buttercream towards you. Between each petal, scrape the spatula clean.