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Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

These Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies are soft, chewy, and rich in flavor, thanks to the addition of cream cheese, which enhances their texture and taste. Perfect for holiday baking, special occasions, or decorating, these cookies hold their shape well and pair beautifully with frosting or sprinkles. Chilling the dough is essential to make rolling and cutting easier while ensuring the cookies retain their form during baking.

  • Total Time: 8 hours 45 minutes

Ingredients

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To make these delicious sugar cookies, you’ll need:

  • Wet Ingredients:

    • 1 cup white sugar

    • 1 cup butter, softened

    • 1 (3-ounce) package cream cheese, softened

    • 1 large egg yolk

    • ½ teaspoon almond extract

    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

  • Dry Ingredients:

    • ½ teaspoon salt

    • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

Instructions

  1. Make the Dough:

    • In a large bowl, beat together sugar, butter, cream cheese, egg yolk, salt, almond extract, and vanilla extract with an electric mixer until smooth.

    • Gradually mix in flour until the dough comes together.

  2. Chill the Dough:

    • Divide dough into three equal parts and shape each into a disk.

    • Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 8 hours or overnight.

  3. Preheat & Roll Dough:

    • Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).

    • Lightly flour a surface and roll out one disk at a time to ⅛-inch thickness (keep remaining dough refrigerated).

  4. Cut & Bake Cookies:

    • Use cookie cutters to cut into shapes.

    • Place cookies 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet.

    • Bake for 7-10 minutes, rotating halfway, until light golden brown.

    • Transfer to wire racks and let cool completely before frosting.

  • Author: Paula
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Category: Dessert / Cookies
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 72 (yields 6 dozen cookies)
  • Calories: 53 per serving