Best 6 Philadelphia Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies Recipes

PHILADELPHIA SUGAR COOKIE CUTOUTS

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add granulated sugar and vanilla; mix well. Gradually add flour, beating well after each addition. Refrigerate several hours or until chilled.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness on lightly floured surface. Cut into desired shapes with 3- to 4-inch cookie cutters; sprinkle with colored sugar. Place, 2 inches apart, on baking sheets.
• Bake 12 to 15 min. or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on baking sheets 2 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

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.

PHILADELPHIA CREAM CHEESE SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 325°F Beat cream cheese, sugar, butter and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add flour and baking soda; mix well. Refrigerate 1 hour.
• Roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness on lightly floured surface. Cut into shapes and place cookies, 2 inches apart, on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 12 minute or until lightly browned. Cool on baking sheet 1 minute Remove to wire rack; cool completely. Decorate as desired. Yield will depend on size of cookie cutters used.

CREAM CHEESE SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In small bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, cream cheese and 1/2 cup softened butter with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until fluffy; scrape side of bowl. Beat in egg just until smooth. Stir in 2 teaspoons vanilla. On low speed, beat flour mixture into sugar mixture until well blended. Cover and refrigerate 15 minutes.
• Shape dough into 60 (1-inch) balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are set. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat powdered sugar, 1/4 cup softened butter, 2 to 4 tablespoons milk and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla with spoon until smooth and fluffy. If frosting is too stiff to spread, add additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time. Tint with food color. Using knife, spread slightly less than 1 teaspoon frosting on each cooled cookie; top with sprinkles. Store covered in airtight container at room temperature.

PHILADELPHIA® SUGAR COOKIE CUTOUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Beat cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add flour and baking soda; mix well. Cover. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness on lightly floured surface. Cut into assorted shapes, using 3-inch cookie cutters. Place on greased baking sheets.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Transfer to wire racks; immediately press about 1/2 teaspoon of the crushed candies into top of each hot cookie. Cool completely.

PHILADELPHIA CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended.
• Add sugar gradually, beating after each addition until blended.