Description
The most extraordinary soft thick no-chill Easy Sugar Cookies made by preheating oven to 375°F lining baking sheets whisking 3 cups flour 1 tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp salt beating 1 cup softened butter and 4 oz softened cream cheese until smooth adding 1 cup sugar beating 2 minutes light and fluffy adding 1 room temperature egg 1 1/2 tsp vanilla and 1/2 tsp almond extract mixing combined adding flour mixture on low until cohesive smooth slightly stiff dough forms turning onto lightly floured surface rolling to 3/8-inch thickness cutting into shapes with cookie cutters dipped in flour transferring to sheets baking 375°F 8 to 10 minutes until edges just set and very slightly golden and centers still very pale and soft cooling 5 minutes on sheet then on rack cooling completely then beating 1 cup room temperature butter pale and fluffy adding 3 to 4 cups sifted powdered sugar cream vanilla almond and salt beating medium-high 3 minutes fluffy tinting with gel coloring frosting cooled cookies and decorating with sprinkles. A completely perfect soft thick no-chill cream cheese vanilla almond sugar cookie bakery frosting recipe.
Ingredients
3 cups All-Purpose Flour
1 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
1 cup Unsalted Butter softened
4 oz Full-Fat Brick-Style Cream Cheese softened
1 cup Granulated Sugar
1 large Egg room temperature
1 1/2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
1/2 tsp Pure Almond Extract
1 cup Unsalted Butter room temperature for frosting
3 to 4 cups Powdered Sugar sifted
2 to 3 tbsp Heavy Cream
1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract for frosting
1/2 tsp Pure Almond Extract for frosting
Pinch of Salt for frosting
Gel Food Coloring of choice
Sprinkles for decoration
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 375°F 190°C. Line baking sheets with parchment.
2. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
3. Beat softened butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar. Beat 2 minutes light and fluffy.
4. Add egg, vanilla, and almond extract. Mix combined.
5. Add flour mixture on low just until cohesive smooth slightly stiff dough forms.
6. Turn onto lightly floured surface. Roll to 3/8-inch thickness.
7. Cut into shapes with floured cookie cutters. Transfer to prepared sheets.
8. Bake 375°F 8 to 10 minutes until edges just set and very slightly golden and centers still pale and soft.
9. Cool 5 minutes on sheet. Transfer to rack. Cool completely.
10. Beat room temperature butter pale and fluffy. Add powdered sugar, cream, vanilla, almond, and salt. Beat medium-high 3 minutes fluffy. Tint with gel coloring.
11. Frost cooled cookies. Decorate with sprinkles.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Cookies, Holiday, Cut-Out
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie with frosting
- Calories: 215
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 0.3g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 42mg
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