Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

By WheretheMagicHappens

Ingredients

• 1 cup Sugar
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 cup Butter or Margarine, softened
• 3 oz Cream Cheese, softened
• 1/2 tsp Almond Extract
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla
• 1 Egg Yolk, reserve white
• 2 1/4 cups Flour

Preparation

Step 1

Mix together sugar, salt, butter, cream cheese, flavorings and egg yolk. Add flour. Chill dough for 30 minutes.

Roll into balls and flatten with bottom of glass, or roll and cut into desired shapes. Bake at 375 on ungreased cookie sheet for 7-10 minutes or until golden brown.


Peanut Butter and Chocolate variation:
Stir in 1/4 cup peanut butter. Press milk chocolate stars into center of each cookie. Bake 1-2 minutes longer.