Name: Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3-4 dozen, 36 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3/4 cup margarine; 1/4 cup cream cheese (4 oz); 1 1/4 cups white sugar; 3 large egg yolks; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract (may increase to 1 tsp.); 2 1/2 cups flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

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Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies created by brian_howes

My favorite sugar cookie recipe! I used 1/2 tsp. almond extract and spooned the dough out using a small cookie scoop. These are delectable!

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ingredients

³⁄₄ cup margarine
¹⁄₄ cup cream cheese (4 oz)
1 ¹⁄₄ cups white sugar
3 large egg yolks
¹⁄₂ teaspoon vanilla extract
¹⁄₂ teaspoon almond extract (may increase to 1 tsp.)
2 ¹⁄₂ cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
¹⁄₂ teaspoon cream of tartar

directions

Preheat oven to 350.
Cream together butter, cream cheese and sugar.
Beat in egg yolks, vanilla and almond extracts.
Add flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Stir well.
Drop by rounded teaspoonsful onto ungreased cookie sheet. Sprinkle with sugar. Don't flatten. (I use parchment paper.).
Bake 12 to 14 minutes until tops are cracked and just turning light brown.
Cool for one minute on cookie sheet before transferring to rack or waxed paper to cool completely.

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review by Don M.

12/16/2018

They puffed up very nicely. I substituted 1/4 c of powdered sugar, chilled two hours before rolling in sugar and baking. Deb says very cake like. I like too.

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review by LUVMY2BOYS

6/4/2017

These were so, so good!! I followed the recipe (used 1/2 tsp almond extract) and used a big cookie scoop but the baking time was right around 11 min still--interesting! Was a great way to use up some cream cheese, too--thank you for sharing!

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review by fizzypop

1/30/2017

These are super delicious. I made these after making another sugar cookie recipe to bring to work. I could have just skipped the others these are the best and were all I needed, no one could stop eating them. Crispy outside, soft inside, these are sooooo good. I used a little more vanilla than almond extract and mine didn't flatten out as much as the ones pictured, but they were still delicious. I've already made these twice and I'm about to make some more right now.

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review by Jodi W.

12/16/2016

This is an awesome recipe, I snuck a mini Snickers in the middle. Rolled the in blue sugar. Amazing!!

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3/8/2011

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