Soft Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting  Recipe 

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Soft Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting are big, buttery sugar cookies that have a lot of swirls of cream cheese frosting on top. These big cookies look like they came from a shop and are so tempting!  

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– 1 cup granulated sugar – 1 cup butter flavored shortening, (I use Crisco) – 1 extra large egg – 3 Tbsp milk, or more, if needed – 2 tsp vanilla extract, or almond extract – 1/2 tsp salt – 2 tsp baking powder – 3 cups all-purpose flour, (use the fluff/scoop/level method to measure) FROSTING – 1/2 cup whipped cream cheese, or regular cream cheese, at room temperature – 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature – 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted – 1 tsp vanilla extract, almond extract, or lemon juice – food coloring, as needed, optional.

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Preheat oven to 350°F and line baking sheet with parchment. 

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Instructions

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Sugar and shortening should be pale and fluffy after 5 minutes of beating, scraping the bowl. I use a stand mixer.  

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After beating the egg, add the milk and extract. After mixing the salt and baking powder, switch the mixer to low and stir in the flour until the dough comes together.  

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A little milk will moisten it if it's still dry and crumbly. Bring the dough together with your hands on a lightly floured surface.  

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Pat into a smooth circular disc and wrap in plastic. Let sit at room temperature for 15 minutes while you clean. 

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Roll the dough to 1/2 inch thickness and cut using a 3" round cookie cutter. Bake the cookies in the centre of the oven for 10 minutes or until firm, 2 inches apart on the baking sheet. 

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Cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer to a rack to finish cooling before frosting. Beat soft cream cheese and butter to make frosting. 

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Add powdered sugar and extracts and mix until smooth. To thicken, add additional sifted sugar; to thin, add milk. Colour food as desired. After cooling, generously frost and sprinkle each cookie. 

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Also see

Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies Recipe 

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