Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

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By sandi orcutt
@yorkie7449

I got this recipe from my friend Joan several yrs ago. I have made this many times using cookie stamps and adding jam to the centers before cooking. I usually double the recipe and use a full 8 oz pkg of cream cheese and adding more flour as I roll them out to the right consistency.

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote

Serves:

Makes 6 dozen depending on size of stamp or cutter

Cook:

10 Min

Ingredients

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1 c: sugar
1/2 tsp: almond extract
1 c: butter, softened-no margarine
1/2 tsp: vanilla
3 oz: cream cheese, room temperature
1: egg yolk
1/2 tsp: salt
2 c: all purpose flour
: colored sugar or decorating icing, if desired

How to Make Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

Step-by-Step

1Combine all ingredients except flour. Beat until light and fluffy. Add flour, mixing well. Shape into 3 disks. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
2Heat oven to 375. Roll out dough to 1/8" thickness, cut with lightly floured cutter or stamp. Lay 1" apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
3Bake at 375 for 6-10 min. or light golden brown.
4Immediately remove from cookie sheets to wire racks.
5If desired, frost and decorate when cool.