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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter, or margarine, softnd
1 package 3-oz. cream cheese, softened
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp almond extract
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 egg yolk
2 cup flour
3 tbsp colored sugar, if desired
Directions
In lg. bowl, combine sugar, butter, cream cheese, salt, almond
extract, vanilla, and egg yolk; blend well. Stir in flour until well
blended. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 2 hrs. for easier
handling.
Heat oven to 375~. On lightly floured surface, roll out dough 1/3
at a time to 1/8" thickness. (Keep remaining dough refrigerated).
Cut into desired shapes with lightly floured 2.1/2" cookie cutters.
Place 1" apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Leave cookies plain or,
if desired, sprinkle with colored sugar. Bake at 375~ for 7 to 10
mins. or until light golden brown. Immediately remove cookie sheets;
cool completely. If desired, frost and decorate plain cookies.
Per cookie - 50 cal (25 cal from fat), 3 g tot fat (2 g sat fat), 10
mg chol, 45 mg sod, 6 g carbo (-0- g fiber, 3 g sugars), 1 g pro
Source - Pillsbury Classic Cookbooks, 12/95
Servings: 6
Diet Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies Recipe brought to you by Diet Recipes To-Go
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