SUGAR COOKIES
2 C butter, softened
2 C sugar
6 eggs
7 C flour
2 tsp baking soda
4 tsp cream of tarter
1 tbsp vanilla extract
4 tsp almond extract (I am not a big fan of almond extract, I did half of this and it was perfect for me)
Cream the butter and sugar in a mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs. Mix in the flavorings. Add the flour, baking soda and cream of tarter and mix well. Roll out dough about 1/4 inch thick (the cookie diva told us the biggest problem people have with sugar cookies is they roll it too thin and cook them too long) Cut out and bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes depending on your oven. We only did ours for 8-9. Cool completely and decorate!
FROSTING
8 oz cream cheese, softened
2 tbsp butter, softened
1 16 oz package confectioners' sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
Beat the cream cheese and butter in mixer until fluffy. Add the sugar and vanilla and mix well. Add a small amount of cream or milk if needed to make consistency better (but with food coloring you shouldn't need to add milk). This makes about 7 dozen cookies. Enjoy!
2 comments:
These looks delicious! Thanks for the recipe. It's always good to have a tried and true sugar cookie recipe on hand for every holiday.
These cookies sound so mouth watering- the cream cheese and butter combined must make them so soft and creamy- YUM! I LOF holiday cookies! And the little one sure looks like she enjoyed them :)
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