Cream Cheese Cut-Out Cookies

After trying various recipes that didn't even closely resemble a christmas tree after baking, I fortunately stumbled upon this recipe. As most of the others said, it's really easy dough to work with, totally retains the shape after baking, and they are quite buttery and delicious. Thank you, Aunt Paula!

2 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

This was excellent. Easy to make and work with dough. More tasty than any other cut-outs I've made. I appreciate the comments on how to use substitutions, but I made them pretty much how the recipe called for except butter instead of margarine. Margarine is nasty. I used organic raw evaporated can juice for sugar. Delicious cookies that we will make again and again.

1 person found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

Definitely my new go-to sugar cookie recipe. Very delicious and sweet but with a tiny hint of tartness from the cream cheese that makes them special and just simply perfect.

1 person found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

I won't say how many of these cookies I've eaten, it's enough to know that I love them. I chose it because I had lots of cream cheese to use up. I only chilled the dough 2hrs (I can't wait overnight for cookies!) but it turned out just fine (if only slightly sticky) to work with.

1 person found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

Thank you for sharing! This is my new fav. cookie recipe! The first time I fallowed steps exactly and they turned out amazing! Since then the only thing I've changed is adding a little salt to the mix. Great with chocolate fudge frosting.

1 person found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

Mmmmmmmmm......soooooo good, so delicately flavorful. Not too sweet, so it's just right for frosting. I used Vanilla Buttercream Frosting (From Sprinkles Cupcakes) Vanilla Buttercream Frosting (From Sprinkles Cupcakes). I made this twice this Christmas season. First time I made them cut out, and then decided it was too much work, so the second time I just rolled it into a log and sliced it up...much easier & just as tasty!!! Used butter, never margarine! This was great, thanks!!

1 person found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

Excellent! I used butter instead of margarine.

1 person found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

I was having a baking day when I found this recipe, and as I had cream cheese I decided to make it. What I didn't realise was someone else had opened the cheese and let it go mouldy - eugh! But I really wanted to make this...so I used yogurt instead. I also put the dough in the freezer for an hour instead of chilling overnight. The cookies turned out beautifully - melt in your mouth quality! Thank you for sharing!

1 person found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

I really liked this recipe! The dough was really, really nice to work with. I left it in the freezer for about and hour and it was great! I LOVE how they stay nice and flat, not all puffy in the middle. Thanks!

1 person found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

These are wonderful...almost like pastry. Made them for Valentines and everyone loved them...parents & kids! I've made several cut out cookie recipes and not found one that I love just yet, until now! Thanks so much. One thing, I wasn't sure about was how thin to roll them. I think 1/8 to 1/4 of an inch was good for me. They also cooked more like 13-14 minutes. Thanks!!

1 person found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

These cookies are quick and easy to mix together. I just put them in the fridge in the evening and was ready to roll, cut and bake the next day. The texture of the chilled dough was extrememly easy to work with. The flavor and texture of the cookies is excellent! Thank you Aunt Paula for sharing your recipe with all of us!

1 person found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

I just made these and was thrilled with the results. I mixed them up yesterday and kept them in the 'fridge overnight. Not only were these super-easy to mix up, but they rolled out nicely, and cut with ease - hardly any surface sticking at all. I haven't iced them just yet, but the cookie by itself has a nice flavor. Thanks for a super recipe that I will most certainly use again and again!

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

Excellent! Made these many times but somehow forgot to rate them. I don't even think about other recipes for cutout cookies, I just make these. Happy every time. Easy to decorate too. Thanks for a great recipe.

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

These cookies rock! I never like "plain" cut out cookies- they generally have to be spicy or chocolate to win me over. However, these were fabulous. I had no eggs, so I substituted 1 tablespoon cider vinegar, and I also used butter rather than margarine (blech!) Not only were they tasty, but I didn't have to worry about my 3-year-old eating the dough, since there were no raw eggs this way. UPDATE: Years later, I'm still using this, and still using it egg-free. My daughter loves that she can eat the dough.

Anyway, they were really good. I baked them in two separate batches, and the one that I cooked just a little less (almost slightly undercooked) retained a lot more flavor than the ones that were completely golden brown on the bottom. Hubby thought the dough was great, and since there was no egg, suggested I dump it into some ice cream. (But there was none left over to do that with!!!) UPDATE: Years later, I'm still loving these. My favorite variation- I add citrus powder (TrueLemon, orange, or lime, etc.) or any combo thereof to the dough, then top with citrus icing. Friends LOVE these, and they are always a hit.

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

This is by far the best sugar cookie recipe I hafve ever made. The dough is wonderful to work with and they are delicious...not too sweet and they hold their shape in the bakiing process! Thank you so much for sharing!

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

This is the best cut-out cookies I have ever made!! (and i've tried a few...) The dough was so easy to work with (I took some of the other people's advice and just put the dough in the freezer for about an hour) The dough was easy to roll out and kept their shape while baking!! Oh and they DID stay flat while baking which was awesome : ) And they really taste great *yummy*. this will be the only cut-out cookie recipe I use from now on!! Try this...you wont be disapointed!!

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

Not sure what happened, but these cookies turned out to be very disappointing. I followed the recipe very closely, and refrigerated the dough for about 6 hours. Even after 6 hours, the dough was very difficult to work with -- it stuck to everything and the cookies lost their shape (even though I used plenty of flour & powdered sugar when rolling it out). I thought the batter tasted great (loved how you could taste the cream cheese), but unfortunately, the cookies didn't have any cream cheese taste at all once they were baked. They actually tasted pretty bland :(

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

These cookies were so easy to make. I'm not great at rolling out cookies, but had no problem at all with these. They taste great too!

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

I DON'T make things that I have to roll out, but I really wanted to decorate cookies for Valentine's day so I did it. I used two magazines on either side of the dough and it was a sinch! They turned out perfect, I couldn't believe how well they held their shape. I used Sugar Cookie Icing. I WILL make these again. Thank you!

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account