Cream Cheese Sugar Cut-Out Cookies

Cookie Dough:

• 1 cup butter, softened

• 8 oz. cream cheese, softened

• 1 1/2 cups sugar

• 1 egg

• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

• 1/2 tsp. almond extract

• 3 1/2 cups flour

• 1 tsp. baking powder

Icing:

• 2 cups powdered sugar

• 2-3 tbsp. milk

• 1 tbsp. corn syrup

• 1/4 tsp. almond extract

1. Make cookie dough: using an electric mixer, combine butter and cream cheese until smooth and slightly fluffy.

2. Add sugar, egg, vanilla, and almond extracts and blend until smooth.

3. Next, add the flour and baking powder and incorporate by hand using a wooden spoon.

4. Chill dough for at least 1 hour. Once chilled, preheat oven to 375° F and roll out on a floured surface to about 1/4” thick. Cut with cookie or biscuit cutters and bake for 7-10 minutes. Transfer to wire rack and allow to cool.

5. Make icing: combine all icing ingredients and blend until smooth. Transfer to a piping tube and decorate as desired!

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