Cream Cheese Cutout Cookies

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, beat together butter, cream cheese and sugar until fluffy. add egg, vanilla and almond extracts; beat well.
• 2 in a small bowl, combine flour and baking powder- gradually mix into cream cheese mixture; beat until well-mixed.
• 3 divide dough in half; wrap each half in plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 1/2 hours.
• 4 when dough is done chilling, preheat oven to 375.
• 5 roll dough on to lightly floured surface to about 1/8"-1/4" thickness. cut with cookie cutters. (if desired, sprinkle with colored sugars.) place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 6 bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes or until edges just slightly golden. allow to cool 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool. if desired, decorate with icing or glaze.