Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

By KitchenGnome

Delicious cookie, especially when frosted with a cream cheese frosting.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 565mins

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, combine the sugar, butter, cream cheese, salt, almond and vanilla extracts, and egg. Beat until smooth. Stir in flour & baking powder until well blended. Chill the dough for 8 hours, or overnight.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough 1/3 at a time to 1/8 inch thickness, refrigerating remaining dough until ready to use. Cut into desired shapes with lightly floured cookie cutters. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Leave cookies plain for frosting, or brush with slightly beaten egg white and sprinkle with candy sprinkles or colored sugar.

Bake for 7 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until light and golden brown. Cool cookies completely before frosting.