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These Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies are melt in your mouth amazing. Topped with a simple cream cheese frosting and finished off with sprinkles. They are the best sugar cookies you will ever make. 

Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies topped with rainbow sprinkles
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I LOVE this cookie recipe. Sugar cookies have never been my favorite cookie. I was always more of a chocolate chip fan but these cookies changed everything.

They are melt in your mouth amazing and tasty. The cream cheese frosting helps a lot also! I tend to make these now over any other cookie.

Plus you can change up the sprinkles to make them fit any holiday or theme!

How to make Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies:

These Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies are very easy to make and the prep time is very minimal. Mix your dry and wet ingredients separately and then together.

While the cookies bake make the frosting, and prepare for the decorating once they are cooled.

Ingredient Notes:

  • All-Purpose Flour
  • Baking Powder
  • Salt
  • Unsalted Butter (softened)
  • Cream Cheese (softened)
  • Sugar
  • Egg
  • Almond Extract
  • Vanilla Extract

Directions:

Step one: Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Once they are whisked together well then set the bowl aside.

mixing together the dry ingredients

Step two: In a separate larger mixing bowl or in your stand mixer cream together butter and cream cheese until creamy.

Once it is well combined you can add in your sugar and continue to mix until light and fluffy. Lastly, add in your egg one at a time along with your almond and vanilla extract.

mixing wet and dry ingredients for the batter

Step three: Slowly add your dry ingredients into your mixer with your wet ingredients until well combined. Cover and chill for 1 hour or overnight.

Step four: Preheat your oven and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step five: Roll dough into balls and place on your prepared baking sheet. I made mine about 2 tablespoons per cookie.

Bake and then allow them to cool on the pan for 5 minutes before allowing them to cool completely on a rack.

Making Cream Cheese Frosting:

Cream Cheese frosting is so tasty. It is light and fluffy and perfect to top these cookies. It is also very easy to make.

Ingredient Notes:

  • Cream Cheese (softened)
  • Unsalted Butter (softened)
  • Confectioner’s Sugar
  • Vanilla Extract
  • Rainbow Sprinkles

Directions:

Step one: Cream together cream cheese and butter in a stand mixer or with an electric mixer.

Once your cream cheese and butter is well combined and creamy add in sugar and vanilla and then continue to beat until your frosting is creamy and smooth.

mixing together the frosting

Step two: Once cooked are completely cooled spread on cream cheese frosting and decorate with sprinkles.

Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies closeup in hand

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Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

These Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies are melt in your mouth amazing. Topped with a simple cream cheese frosting and finished off with sprinkles. They are the best sugar cookies you will ever make. 
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes
chilling time: 1 hour
Total: 25 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
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Ingredients 

Cookie:

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, (softened)
  • 2 oz cream cheese, (softened)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Frosting:

  • 4 oz cream cheese, (softened)
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, (softened)
  • 2 cups confectioners sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup rainbow sprinkles

Instructions 

Cookies:

  • In a small mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • In a separate larger mixing bowl or in your stand mixer cream together butter and cream cheese until creamy. Add in sugar and continue to mix until light and fluffy. Last add in your egg along with your almond and vanilla extract.
  • Slowly add your dry ingredients into your mixer with your wet ingredients until well combined. Cover and chill for 1 hour or overnight. 
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper. 
  • Roll dough into balls (about 2 tablespoons per cookie) and place on your prepared baking sheet. Bake for 14-15 minutes then allow to cool on the pan for 5 minutes before allowing them to cool completely on a rack. 

Frosting:

  • Cream together cream cheese and butter in a stand mixer or with an electric mixer. Once your cream cheese and butter is well combined and creamy add in sugar and vanilla and then continue to beat until your frosting is creamy and smooth.
  • Once cooked are completely cooled spread on cream cheese frosting and decorate with sprinkles. 

Nutrition

Calories: 263kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 76mg | Potassium: 57mg | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 405IU | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 0.8mg
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