Cream Cheese Cutout Cookies

By srumbel

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups flour, plus more for rolling
• various cookie cutters, cookie icings, and decorations

Details

Servings 24
Preparation time 135mins
Cooking time 142mins
Adapted from mostlyhomemademom.com

Preparation

Step 1

INSTRUCTIONS:

In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter and cream cheese. Add in sugar, salt egg and vanilla. Beat until creamy.

Gradually add in flour, 1/2 cup at a time. Transfer dough to a zip-top bag or a plastic container with a tight-fitting lid. Refrigerate 2 hours, or overnight.

Remove dough from refrigerator, open bag or unseal container lid, and allow to warm on counter until easily pliable - about an hour, but this depends on how warm your kitchen is at the time.

Divide the dough in half. Roll out half the dough on a well floured surface, using a well floured rolling pin, until about 1/8 inch thick - on the thicker side is better than too thin!

Cut out cookies using various cookie cutters. Place on ungreased cookie sheets (non stick baking mats work great) and decorate with sugar or sprinkles if desired. Bake at 375 degrees for 7 - 9 minutes, or until just slightly brown on the edges.

Tranfer to cooking racks and decorate with icing when completely cool.