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Almond Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

Published: Dec 2, 2016 · Modified: May 29, 2020 by Lizet Flores de Bowen

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These cookies are crispy, tender, melt in your mouth. With subtle almond flavor. They are perfect with a cup of tea.

Every Christmas I try to make this recipe. It's a bit more expensive than other recipes because it has cream cheese, but the cookies come out so tender, that it's worth those extra cents.

Because of the use of cream cheese in the dough, these cookies have a tender, but crunchy crumb. And at the same time, they maintain their shape during baking.

The flavors can be varied. I love almonds, and that's why I used it; It can be made with just vanilla extract; maybe add some orange or lemon zest. It all depends on your taste and what you have on hand.

Galletitas de almendras y queso crema / Almond cream cheese sugar cookies

This icing recipe is one of my favorites. Dries quickly, you can use different colors, you can vary the thickness (a few drops of water and a more liquid icing, more icing sugar and you get a thicker icing), and you can freeze the cookies already decorated.

I really enjoy decorating cookies, it's so relaxing. Do you find baking and decorating cookies relaxing? Of course, when my kids are helping, it's not so relaxing anymore 😬

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Places I'm sharing this recipe:

  • Fiesta Friday, hosted by Angie and her co-hosts this week are Liz @ Spades, Spatulas, and Spoons and Mila @ Milkandbun
  • Meal Plan Monday, hosted by Southern Plate, Southern Bite, A Southern Soul, Big Bear's Wife, and Julia's Simply Southern

More Christmas cookies:

  • Chocolate Dulce de Leche Empanadas (Cookies)
  • Mint-Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

Recipe

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5 from 3 votes

Almond Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

These cookies are crispy, tender, melt in your mouth. With subtle almond flavor. They are perfect with a cup of tea.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time8 minutes mins
Resting Time1 hour hr
Total Time23 minutes mins
Course: Christmas cookies
Cuisine: American
Servings: 32
Calories: 116kcal
Author: Lizet Bowen

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar (200g)
  • 1 cup butter softened (226.8g)
  • 85 gr. / 3 oz. cream cheese softened
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2-¼ cups all-purpose flour (281.25g)

Icing:

  • 1 egg white
  • 1 cup icing sugar (125g)
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Food coloring

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, combine sugar, butter, cream cheese, salt, almond and vanilla extract, and egg yolk; beat until light and fluffy.
  • Add flour; mix well. Divide dough in 2 equal portions. Wrap dough in plastic wrap; refrigerate 1 hour or overnight.
  • Heat oven to 190.5 °C / 375 °F. On a floured surface, roll out 1 disk of dough at a time to ⅛-inch thickness. (Keep remaining dough refrigerated.) Cut with lightly floured cookie cutters. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Bake for 6 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets; cool completely on wire racks. If desired, frost and decorate cookies.
  • Icing: In the bowl of your electric mixer (or with a hand mixer), beat the egg white for a minute. Add the sifted powdered sugar and vanilla and beat on low speed until combined and smooth.
  • Add food coloring if desired.

Notes

To store: Place frosted cookies in layers separated by waxed paper in an airtight container. Store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.

Nutrition

Calories: 116kcal

Almond Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

 

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  1. Phyllis Paul

    December 11, 2023 at 8:28 pm

    These cookies are the tastiest cutouts I've ever eaten. The almond extract and cream cheese gives them losts of flavor!! My family loves them. They have a soft tender texture. I add a whole tsp of almond. I cut my cookies 1/4 " thick.
    The frosting is perfect for dipping the top instead of flooding.
    Thank you so much!! ????

    Reply
    • Lizet

      December 13, 2023 at 9:30 pm

      I;m so glad you liked it!

      Reply
  2. Rita

    December 13, 2018 at 12:14 am

    Nice cookies - can use as a ornament too! Though probably eaten before that.

    Reply
    • Lizet Flores de Bowen

      December 13, 2018 at 11:54 am

      Yes, Rita. They would look nice as ornaments 🙂 with my kids I don't think they would last that long on the tree 🙂

      Reply
  3. Angie | Fiesta Friday

    December 12, 2018 at 11:57 am

    Oh how pretty, Lizet! You did such an excellent job with the icing 👏

    Reply
    • Lizet Flores de Bowen

      December 12, 2018 at 8:48 pm

      Thank you Angie!!

      Reply

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