cream cheese sugar cookies

How To Make cream cheese sugar cookies

• 1

  In large bowl, cream together the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light & fluffy.
• 2

  Beat in the egg and vanilla.
• 3

  Combine the flour and baking powder in a bowl then stir into the creamed mixture.
• 4

  Divide dough into two pieces,cover and chill until firm,about 1 hour.
• 5

  Preheat oven to 375 degrees. On a lightly floured surface,roll out dough to 1/8 in. thickness. Cut in to desired shapes using cookie cutters and place the cookies at least 1 in. apart onto un-greased cookie sheets.
• 6

  Bake for 7-9 min.in preheated oven,until bottoms are lightly browned and cookies are firm. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wax paper.
• 7

  I use butter cream frosting to ice them.If decorating and you want to color the icing use food coloring.
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