12 Days of Cookies-Day 4: Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

Day 4 in my 12 days of Cookies and I am sharing my favorite sugar cookie recipe.

Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

1 cup Sugar
1 cup butter softened
1 3 ounce package of cream cheese-softened
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 egg yolk
2 cups flour

1) In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and creamy. Add in extracts, egg yolk and mix well. Slowly stir in flour mixing well. Shape dough into three discs and wrap in plastic wrap. Refridgerate for 1 hour or overnight.

2) Rollout dough on floured area and use cookie cutters to cut out shapes. Bake at 325 degrees for 6-10 minutes or until lightly brown on bottom.

Cool completely before frosting and decorating.