Christmas Sugar Cookies With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes

CHRISTMAS CREAM CHEESE SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a large bowl cream together the sugar, butter, cream cheese, egg and vanilla. Add flour, baking powder and salt and continue to mix until cookie dough forms.
• On a nonstick cookie sheet or silicone baking mats, add tablespoons of dough for each cookie. With the back of a spoon gently press down each cookie to slightly flatten.
• Bake for 9-11 minutes or until bottoms are light golden brown. Allow to cool before frosting.
• Mix powdered sugar and milk together in bowl with a spoon.
• Once cookies are cool, dip each one into the glaze. Add additional sprinkles or chopped up candy canes on top.

CHRISTMAS SUGAR COOKIES WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• TO PREPARE COOKIES:
• Preheat the oven to 350F. Line two baking sheets and set aside.
• In a large dish combine flour, cornstarch, salt and baking powder. Set aside.
• In a separate dish put butter and sugar and mix well using electric mixer, medium speed, until it gets light and fluffy. Add an egg and vanilla and mix until combined.
• Continue mixing slowly adding dry ingredients. The dough will be crumbly. Knead it well with your hands. Put some flour on the table and place the dough on it.
• Roll the dough up to 1/4 inch thick. Cut it in round shapes. I used a glass 2.4 inch in diameter. Place the cookies in the baking sheets.
• They should be 2 inches apart. Put them in the oven and bake for 8-9 min. Take them out of the oven and leave to cool for a couple of minutes on the baking sheets.
• Transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
• TO MAKE THE FROSTING:
• In medium dish mix butter, cream cheese and vanilla, with a hand mixer, medium speed. Add powdered sugar and mix until well combined.
• Divide the mixture into 3 bowls. Add red food color in the first one, slowly, until you get the shade that you like. Put green in the second bowl, and leave the third one white.
• Spread the filling evenly on the cooled cookies and sprinkle with crumbs.

CREAM CHEESE SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the sugar, butter, cream cheese, salt, almond and vanilla extracts, and egg yolk. Beat until smooth. Stir in flour until well blended. Chill the dough for 8 hours, or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough 1/3 at a time to 1/8 inch thickness, refrigerating remaining dough until ready to use. Cut into desired shapes with lightly floured cookie cutters. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Leave cookies plain for frosting, or brush with slightly beaten egg white and sprinkle with candy sprinkles or colored sugar.
• Bake for 7 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until light and golden brown. Cool cookies completely before frosting.