cream cheese sugar cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 9 hrs 25 mins


• in a large bowl, combine the sugar, butter, cream cheese, salt, almond and vanilla extracts, and egg yolk. beat until smooth. stir in flour 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.