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cream cheese sugar cookie

Easy Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

Delicious Cookies that are Easy to Make!

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
About Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies
Prep Time 3 hours
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 10 minutes
Servings 38
Calories 173 kcal
Author DinnerPlanner

Ingredients

  • 4 sticks of butter softened
  • 1 package of cream cheese softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 4-1/2 cups all purpose flour

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Using a large bowl, cream butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add to the bowl sugar, egg yolks and vanilla; mix well. Gradually add the flour.
  2. Cover and chill for 2 hours or until firm.
  3. Roll dough out on a well-floured surface about 1/4" thick. Cut out cookie shapes. Sprinkle with decorative sugar. Place on a greased cookie sheet about 1" apart. Bake for 9-12 minutes, depending on thickness and your oven.
  4. Let cookies sit on cookie sheet for one minutes before removing to wire racks to cool.

Recipe Notes

Flour is your friend when rolling out the cookies.

Makes about 3 dozen.

Nutrition Facts
Easy Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies
Amount Per Serving (38 g)
Calories 173 Calories from Fat 108
% Daily Value*
Fat 12g18%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Cholesterol 42mg14%
Sodium 104mg5%
Potassium 19mg1%
Carbohydrates 15g5%
Sugar 10g11%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 390IU8%
Calcium 11mg1%
Iron 0.4mg2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.