EXTRA Soft!
It’s no surprise that we love sugar cookies; they’re basically considered a food group in the Luna family. We have over a dozen sugar cookie recipes on the site and this cream cheese version is one we go to when we want extra soft cookies. Today’s cream cheese sugar cookies are not only soft and tender, but they’re chewy with incredible flavor. The kids love to cut out shapes and we all love to take part in decorating! You can even make these cookies several days ahead for easy party prep. We love to top them with Sugar Cookie Frosting or Royal Icing Recipe and you’re ready to decorate!
Ingredients
PREP TIME: 10 minutes
CHILL TIME: 2 hours
BAKE TIME: 8 minutes
1 cup sugar 1 cup butter, softened – How to Soften Butter Quickly 3 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 teaspoon almond extract – or omit the almond and increase the vanilla to 1½ teaspoons ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 1 large egg yolk – How to Separate Egg Whites 2¼ cups all-purpose flour – How to Measure Flour ½ teaspoon salt frosting ideas – Sugar Cookie Frosting, Royal Icing Recipe, or Vanilla Buttercream Frosting optional – festive sprinkles
How to Make Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies
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