Soft, chewy and delicious! Make a batch for St. Patrick’s Day!
Prep. time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Chill time: 8 hours or overnight
Makes 6 dozen
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Directions
1. In a large bowl, combine the sugar, butter, cream cheese, salt, almond and vanilla extracts, and egg. Beat until smooth. Add flour, and stir until well blended. Chill the dough for 8 hours, or overnight.
2. Preheat oven to 375°F.
3. Separate dough into 3 equal pieces. On a lightly floured surface, and working with one third of the dough at a time (refrigerate remaining dough until ready to use), roll out the dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes with lightly floured cookie cutters. Place the cookie cut-outs 1-inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
4. Bake for 7 to 10 minutes, or until light and golden brown. Cool cookies completely before frosting.
NOTE: Do not substitute butter. Using real BUTTER gives best results.
