Cream Cheese Sugar Cut-out Cookies
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 ⅓ 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.