Name: Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 72
Ingredients: White sugar - 1 cup; Butter, softened - 1 cup; Cream cheese, softened - 1 (3 ounce) package; Egg yolk - 1 large; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Almond extract - ½ teaspoon; Vanilla extract - ½ teaspoon; All-purpose flour - 2 ¼ cups

Ingredients for - Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

1. White sugar 1 cup

2. Butter, softened 1 cup

3. Cream cheese, softened 1 (3 ounce) package

4. Egg yolk 1 large

5. Salt ½ teaspoon

6. Almond extract ½ teaspoon

7. Vanilla extract ½ teaspoon

8. All-purpose flour 2 ¼ cups

How to cook deliciously - Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

1 . Stage

Beat together sugar, butter, cream cheese, egg yolk, salt, almond extract, and vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Gradually mix in flour until dough comes together.

2 . Stage

Divide dough into thirds and form each piece into a disk. Wrap tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.

3 . Stage

When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

4 . Stage

Working with one disk at a time, roll dough on a lightly floured surface to an 1/8-inch thickness; keep other disks refrigerated until ready to roll. Cut dough into desired shapes with lightly floured cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 inch apart onto ungreased baking sheets.

5 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are light golden brown, 7 to 10 minutes, switching racks halfway through. Remove from the oven and transfer cookies to wire racks.

6 . Stage

Cool cookies completely before frosting. with "Sugar Cookie Icing". Dianne