Best Sugar Cut-out Cookie Recipe EVER

Ok, so this is not my recipe, it is a borrowed recipe from my good friend Amanda but it is just too excellent to keep to myself. These cookies are just the right consistency and taste awesome. Enjoy!


Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

Ingredients:

-1 cup white sugar
-1 cup butter, softened
-3 ounces cream cheese, softened
-1/2 teaspoon salt
-1/2 teaspoon almond extract
-1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
-1 egg yolk
-2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, combine the sugar, butter, cream cheese, salt, almond and vanilla extracts, and egg yolk. Beat until smooth. Stir in flour until well blended. Chill the dough for 8 hours, or until it can be easily worked with and rolled out.

2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

3. On a floured surface, roll out the dough 1/3 at a time to 1/8 inch thickness, refrigerating remaining dough until ready to use. (It gets very sticky! I have to use lots of flour!) Cut into desired shapes with lightly floured cookie cutters. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Leave cookies plain for frosting, or brush with slightly beaten egg white and sprinkle with candy sprinkles or colored sugar.

4. Bake for 7 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until light and golden brown. Cool cookies completely before frosting.



ButterCream Frosting

-1/3 c. butter, softened
-3 c. sifter powdered sugar
-2 tbs milk
-1 ½ t. vanilla

Sift powdered sugar and blend into other ingredients.