Holiday Cheese Sugar Cookies

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter. softened
• 1 package (3 oz.) cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• Colored sugar or sprinkles, if desired

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

In large bowl, beat all ingredients except flour and colored sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in flour until well combined.

Shape dough into 3 disks. Wrap dough in plastic wrap; refrigerate 1 hour for easier handling.

Hear oven to 375 degrees. Wrap dough into plastic wrap; refrigerate 1 hour for easier handling.

Heat oven to 375 degrees. On floured surface with rolling pin, roll out 1 disk of dough at a time to 1/2-inch thickness (keep remaining dough refrigerated). Cut dough with light floured 2 1/2-inch round or desired shape cookie cutters; place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Decorate with colored sugar or sprinkles.

Bake 6 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets.

Each undecorated cookie: 55 calories