Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

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Soft, chewy cream cheese sugar cookies. This easy cut out sugar cookie recipe stays soft for days and is perfect for every occasion.

Prep Time25

Cook Time8

Chill Time1

Total Time1 33

Course: Cookies

Cuisine: American

Keyword: best sugar cookies, cream cheese cookies, cut out cookies, easy sugar cookies, rolled cookies

Servings:

Calories: 267kcal

Author: Julie Clark

Ingredients

Dough

1 cup salted butter room temperature, 8 ounces
8 ounces full fat cream cheese room temperature
1 1/2 cup granulated sugar 300 grams
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract 5 grams
1/2 teaspoon almond extract 2 grams
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 455 grams
1 teaspoon baking powder 4 grams

Frosting

2 cups powdered sugar 260 grams
2 tablespoons soft butter 28 grams
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
Milk to desired consistency

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Instructions

In the bowl of a stand mixer, blend butter and cream cheese with the paddle attachment on low speed for 2-3 minutes until smooth and creamy. 1 cup salted butter, 8 ounces full fat cream cheese
Add sugar, egg and extracts. Mix again for 1-2 minutes. Scrape sides of the bowl as needed. 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1 large egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Mix in remaining dry ingredients and blend into the creamed mixture, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed. 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder
Remove the soft dough and flatten the dough into a disk. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill the dough in the fridge for one hour.
Preheat the oven to 375ºF.
Roll out sugar cookie dough on floured surface until 1/4 inches thick (a must!) . Cut with desired cookie cutter shape, place on a parchment paper or silicone mat lined baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes.
Let cookies cool on the cookie sheets for 5 minutes, then move to a wire rack to cool completely.
Mix all the frosting ingredients in a small bowl and add some food coloring if desired. 2 cups powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons soft butter, 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
Frost sugar cookies when they are fully cooled. Allow the frosting to set before storing in an airtight container.

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Notes

The key to making a good sugar cookie is to make sure that you cut the cookies thick enough and then don't over cook them.
If you only have unsalted butter, add 1/2 teaspoon salt to the cookie dough along with the flour and other dry ingredients.

Refer to the article above for more tips and tricks.

The calories shown are based on the recipe making 24 cookies, with 1 serving being 1 cookie. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. The information in the nutrition box are calculated through a program and there is room for error. If you need an accurate count, I recommend running the ingredients through your favorite nutrition calculator.**

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