Orange Cream Cheese Cut-Outs

By cecelia26_

Ingredients

• Orange Cream Cheese Cut-Outs
• 1 cup melted butter
• 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 tsp. finely shredded orange peel
• 3 Tbsp. orange juice
• 4 cups flour
• Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
• 4 (oz.) cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 Tbsp. orange juice
• 2 1/4 – 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Details

Adapted from heavenlyhomemakers.com

Preparation

Step 1

Cut-outs
Cream butter, cream cheese and sugar. Add eggs, baking powder, vanilla, orange peel and orange juice. Stir in flour one cup at a time until mixed well. Chill dough for about 2 hours.

Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness, cut with cookie cutters and bake on a cookie sheet for 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees. Allow cookies to cool completely before frosting.


Frosting
Cream together cream cheese, butter, vanilla and orange juice with beaters. Gradually add powdered sugar.