Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1 cup of soft butter
- 3-oz package of softened cream cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
- 1 egg
- 2 cups of Flour
- White decorator frosting (I use Pilsbury brand)
- Decorator sprinkles all colors
- Holiday cookie cutters
- Baking sheets
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Step 1
Cream together the sugar, butter, cream cheese, salt, almond extract, vanilla and the egg in a large bowl.
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Step 2
Slowly add the 2 cups of flour, one level cup at a time into the butter and sugar mixture.
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Step 3
Stir flour into the mixture until well blended.
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Step 4
Refrigerate dough for 2 hours for easier handling.
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Step 5
Remove dough from refrigerator after two hours. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
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Step 6
Lightly flour surface where dough will be rolled out. Roll out a 1/3 of the dough to 1/8 inch thick circle,(the size of a large pizza).
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Step 7
Cut into shape with floured cookie cutters. Place cookies on an ungreased baking pan about an inch apart.
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Step 8
Bake cookies in heated oven for 7 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool cookies completely before decorating.
Comments
liana said
on 12/13/2007 Will be trying this soon! Yum!