Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Cream Cheese Cutouts


I know I made sugar cookies for my last blog, but I really wanted to try out this recipe. I thought it was different that it used cream cheese, it’s not something I would think to find in a sugar cookie recipe. So I wanted to see if the cream cheese would make a difference, and it did. I liked this cookie a lot better than the sugar cookies from my last blog. These cookies made about 7 dozen, took about 50 minutes (not counting time placed in refrigerator) and were simple to make. I was also happy that I got to use my different cookie cutter shapes since the last cookies were meant to be in a circle shape.

Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
1 package cream cheese (3 oz.), softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
Frosting:
3 cups confectioner’s sugar
1/3 cup butter, softened
2 tablespoons milk
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
* food coloring and sprinkles optional

Directions:
•In mixing bowl, cream butter, cream cheese, and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla.
•Combine flour and salt, gradually add to creamed mixture until blended.
•Cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until easy to handle.
•On lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut with cookie cutters dipped in flour and place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet.
•Bake at 375 degrees for 7-8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Then, let cool for 1 minute and remove to wire racks.

•In mixing bowl, beat frosting ingredients until smooth. Add food coloring if desired.
•Frost cookies and decorate with sprinkles.

2 comments:

  1. Wow, I have never seen cream cheese used in a cookie recipe. Was the consistency of the cookies overtly soft or was there a bit of a crunch?

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  2. This is so interesting. I have never heard of sugar cookies with cream cheese in them! They look a lot different then your average sugar cookie. They are so cute, with the different shapes and colors. I will have to try and make them. Sounds like they were pretty simple to make and did not take too much time. You only had to cook them for seven to eight minutes! That is the fast cooking cookie I have ever heard of. I really enjoyed the colors you used on the top of them, rather then the usual red, yellow, blue, or green food coloring dyes.

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