Cream Cheese Cutouts Recipe

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Decorating Christmas cookies always puts me in the holiday spirit. Cookies from this recipe don't rise a lot or lose their shape.—Julie Dawson, Galena, Ohio

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Cream Cheese Cutouts Recipe
  • Prep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling
  • Yield: 42 Servings
15 10 25

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • FROSTING:
  • 3 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/3 cup butter, softened
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons 2% milk
  • Food coloring, optional
  • Assorted sprinkles, optional

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture just until blended. Cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until easy to handle.
  • On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with cookie cutters dipped in flour. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
  • Bake at 375° for 7-8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool for 1 minute before removing to wire racks.
  • In a small bowl, beat the confectioners' sugar, butter, vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Add food coloring if desired. Decorate cookies with frosting and sprinkles if desired. Yield: about 7 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 140 calories, 7 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 23 mg cholesterol, 81 mg sodium, 19 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Cream Cheese Cutouts in Country Woman November/December 2003, p10

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Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.

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Reviewed on Feb. 22, 2011 by mm-mm

Sorry.........I forgot to give it my 5 stars!


Reviewed on Feb. 22, 2011 by mm-mm

This is simply THE BEST sugar cookies I have ever made and tasted. With or without frosting, no other recipe I have ever tried comes close. The flavor, the texture, and the aroma while baking is out of this world.


Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2009 by cassieandra23

first time i made them, everyone loved them.. not a single one left.. since then i've made them a lot more and people just gobble them up.


Reviewed on Oct. 06, 2009 by Catherine M

THE best sugar cookies--even unfrosted!


Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2008 by sstetzel

You can buy a 3oz package instead of an 8 oz package OR cut an 8 oz package at the appropriate mark.


Reviewed on Oct. 30, 2008 by bakkasm

Are you sure on cream cheese amount. One pkg. is more than 3 oz.

 
 
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