Cream Cheese Pretzel Cookies

Total Time: 44 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb butter (room temperature)
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• course sugar or candy sprinkles
• parchment paper, for lining baking sheet (optional)

Recipe

• 1 mix butter, cream cheese, and sugar in a mixing bowl with electric mixer.
• 2 add egg, vanilla, and almond extract and mix.
• 3 slowly add flour, salt, and baking powder and fold into mixture with a spoon.
• 4 dough should be slightly sticky.
• 5 divide dough into 4 equal parts and roll into a ball and place into a large mixing bowl.
• 6 chill dough in refrigerator for at least 4 hours.
• 7 may be chilled overnight.
• 8 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 9 work with one section of chilled dough at a time.
• 10 place dough on a floured surface and sprinkle course sugar on surface.
• 11 break off a piece of dough about the size of a large meatball and roll it into a rope about 12 inches long, roll dough in course sugar to coat dough.
• 12 shape into a pretzel shape and transfer to cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or lightly greased cookie sheet.
• 13 repeat with remaining cookie dough.
• 14 bake at 350°f for 14-16 minutes or until golden and lightly brown.
• 15 may melt chocolate morsels to dip cookie in after cookie is baked and cooled.