Low Sugar - Sugar Cookies

By scratch cook

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups White Whole Wheat Flour (180g)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 2 tbsp butter (28g)
• 2 tbsp low fat Cream cheese (28g)
• 1/3 cup sugar (66g)
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla or almond extract
• 1 tbsp skim milk
• Decorating Glaze (recipe below)

Preparation

Step 1

Mix Flour, baking powder, and nutmeg set aside
put the butter, cream cheese, sugar and extract to another bowl.
Using an electric mixer, cream the butter, cream cheese, sugar and extract. Add about 1/3 of the flour mixture at a time to the butter
mixture. add 1 tbsp. of milk to help incorporate everything. It will be thick. Sprinkle a little flour on the counter to help the dough not stick roll to about 1/8 of an inch thick. Have fun with your favorite cookie cutters. Bake at 350* for around 10 minutes or until the bottom just starts to brown. Remove from oven, let cool, decorate as desired.