Egg free sugar cookie recipe, so there's no worry of raw egg in the dough when the kids are helping!
Joyful Homemaking
Prep Time 35 minutesminutes
Cook Time 12 minutesminutes
Total Time 47 minutesminutes
Serving Size 4dozen
Ingredients
2 1/2cupsflourI sift mine
1teaspoonbaking powder
1/2teaspoonbaking soda
1/4teaspoonsalt
One 8 ounce pkg. cream cheeseor Neufchatel cheese
3/4cup12 Tablespoons or 1 1/2 sticks softened butter
1cupof sugar
1 1/2teaspoonsvanilla
1/2teaspoonalmond extract
Instructions
Mix all your dry ingredients except the sugar, in a separate bowl.
In a mixing bowl beat together the cream cheese, softened butter, sugar, vanilla and almond extract till creamy, and then slowly add the flour mixture.
Form it together into a rough ball, cover it, and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
Then roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface, and cut out your cookie shapes with cookie cutters.
Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven on lightly greased or parchments covered cookie sheets around 12 minutes.