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Cookie Sheet Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

These sugar cookies are the perfect cross between sweet and tart.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 16 minutes
Cooling Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 6 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 20 peopel

Equipment

  • 1 Kitchenaid
  • 1 wire mixer
  • 1 paddle mixer
  • 1 spatula
  • 1 cookie sheet

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 8 oz cream cheese regular
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 ½ cups flour

Frosting

  • ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 4 oz cream cheese only regular
  • 3 ½ - 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • milk to thin as needed

Instructions
 

  • Sugar Cookie Dough
    Heat over to 350 degrees
    Add 1 cup of butter and 8 oz of cream cheese and cream in mixer for about 1 minute. Add sugar and mix for an additional minute.
    Add egg, almond and vanilla extract and blend until smooth
    Add all dry ingredients at once and mix until all ingredients are incorporated. Don't over mix
    Dump on to cookie sheet and spread with a spatula. You can sprinkle flour on the top of the dough to help spreading.
    Bake at 350 for 20 to 25 minutes. Cook until the top is light golden brown.
  • Sugar Cookie Frosting
    Cream ½ cup unsalted butter, 4 oz softened cream cheese and powdered sugar in a mixer.
    Add vanilla and salt and beat until smooth
    Add milk a little at a time until frosting is spreading consistency.
    After the sugar cookies are cold top with frosting.
Keyword Cookie Sheet Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies
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