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Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 60 Minutes
Ready In: 75 Minutes
Servings: 20
Found this in a magazine from the local newspaper. Put here for safe keeping, haven't tried yet. Please note, yields are approximate.
Ingredients:
1 cup 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 flour
Directions:
1. In a large bowl, combine the sugar, butter, cream cheese, salt, almond and vanilla extracts and egg yolk. Beat until smooth.
2. Stir in flour, until well blended.
3. Chill the dough for eight hours or overnight.
4. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
5. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough, one third at a time, to 1/8 thickness.
6. Cut into shapes with lightly floured cookie cutter.
7. Place 1 apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
8. Bake for 7 - 10 minutes.
9. Cool and decorate as desired.
By RecipeOfHealth.com