Cream Cheese Sugar Cut-out Cookies

Christmas cookies 2009
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Cream Cheese Sugar Cut-out Cookies

  • Author: Bonnie Siesennop

Ingredients

1 c. sugar

1 c. butter      

3 oz. cream cheese 

½ t. salt        

½ t. almond extract

½ t. vanilla

1 egg yolk 

2 c. flour

food coloring and sugars – optional

 

Instructions

     In a large bowl, combine sugar, butter, cream cheese, salt, almond and vanilla extracts and yolk, blend well. 

     Stir in flour until well blended.  Cover with plastic wrap, refrigerate 2 hours for easier handling. 

     Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough at a time to 1/8 thickness. 

     Cut into desired shapes with lightly floured cookie cutters.  Place 1” apart on ungreased cookie sheets.  Sprinkle with colored sugar.

     Bake at 375 degrees for 7 -10 minutes or until golden brown.  Frost and decorate.

 

 

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