Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies Recipe
Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies are soft, thick and easily the best sugar cookie recipe I've ever tried. These sugar cookies hold their shape when baked and they are moist and perfectly sweet too!
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 221kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 1 cup butter softened to room temp
- 8 oz cream cheese softened to room temp
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ½ tsp almond extract
- 3 ½ cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
Frosting:
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1 tsp almond extract
- milk to desired consistency about 2-4 Tbsp
- food coloring optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment and set aside.
- Mix sugar, butter, cream cheese together for about 2-3 minutes with an electric mixer.
- Add egg, vanilla and almond extract and mix for another 1-2 minutes. Add the flour and baking powder and mix just until mixed in and smooth.
- Place the dough in an airtight container and chill for at least 2 hours. When you are ready to make the cookies, roll out on floured surface to about 1/4” thick and cut out with cookie cutters. (If you prefer to just make circle cookies, you can scoop out tablespoons of dough and roll into a ball. Place on the cookie sheet and use the bottom of a measuring cup or glass to flatten the ball to a 1/4" thickness.)
- Bake for 8-10 minutes…just until barely turning golden on edges. Cool on cookie sheets for about 5-10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make the frosting, mix all of the frosting ingredients together with a mixer until smooth. Use a knife to spread the frosting onto the completely cooled cookies.
Notes
Store sugar cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days. Freeze in layers separated with parchment or wax paper for up to 2 months.
Nutrition
Calories: 221kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 83mg | Potassium: 37mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 328IU | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg