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Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 Minutes
Ready In: 0 Minutes
Servings: 36
These make great Christmas, Valentine, Easter and all occasion cookies. The kids will love decorating them. Cream cheese in a classic cookie will make the dough very tender.
Ingredients:
1 c sugar
1 c butter, softened
3 (3 oz pkg) cream cheese
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp almond extract
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 egg, yolk only
2 c all pourpose flour
colored sugar or decorating icing
Directions:
1. Combine all ingredients, except flour & colored sugar in a large bowl
2. Add flour a tablespoon at a time, mix well.
3. Seperate dough into 3 batches.
4. Wrap in plastic wrap & refrigerate 3 hours.
5. Heat oven to 375F.
6. On floured surface roll out 1 batch of dough to 1/8 thickness.
7. Cut with cookie cutters.
8. Place 1 apart on ungreased cookie sheet. (decorate with colored sugar if desired)
9. Bake 375F 6 - 10 minutes until light golden brown.
10. Remove from cookie sheet right away.
11. Decorate with icings if desired.
By RecipeOfHealth.com