Philadelphia Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies Recipes

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.

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.

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.

Steps:

• 1. PREHEAT oven to 325°F.
• 2. 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.
• 3. SHAPE, bake and decorate as directed for each variation.
• 4. S'MORE SANDWICH COOKIES : Roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness on lightly floured surface. Cut into 66 cookies, using 2-inch festive cookie cutters. Sprinkle half of the cookies with colored sugar. Place all cookies, 2 inches apart, on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 12 min. or until lightly browned. Cool on baking sheet 1 min. Remove to wire rack; cool completely. Spread bottom side of each of the plain cookies with 1 tsp. JET-PUFFED Marshmallow Creme; cover with remaining sugared cookies, bottom-sides down, to form sandwiches. Drizzle with 2 squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate, melted. Makes about 2-3/4 doz. or 33 servings, one cookie each. 120 calories, 7g total fat, 4g sturated fat, 20mg cholesterol, 75mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate, 0g dietary fiber, 6g sugars, 1g protein, 4%DV vitamin A, 0%DV vitamin C, 0% DV calcium, 2% DV iron
• 5. MEXICAN WEDDING CRESCENTS : Add 1 cup finely chopped PLANTERS Pecans and 1 tsp. ground cinnamon to dough; mix well. Shape tablespoonfuls of dough into crescent shapes; place, 1 inch apart, on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 20 min. Cool on baking sheet 1 min. Remove to wire rack; cool 15 min. Dip each cookie into powdered sugar. Drizzle with 2 squares melted BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate. Makes 4 doz. or 24 servings, two cookies each. 190 calories, 13g total fat, 6g saturated fat, 25 mg cholesterol, 105 mg sodium, 17g carbohydrate, 1g dietary fiber, 7g sugars, 2g protein, 6%DV vitamin A, 0%DV vitamin C, 0%DV calcium, 4%DV iron

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 eight hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough, one third at a time, to 1/8" thickness.
• Cut into shapes with lightly floured cookie cutter.
• Place 1" apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 7 - 10 minutes.
• Cool and decorate as desired.

Steps:

• Beat first 4 ingredients in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add flour and baking soda; mix well. Refrigerate 3 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, rerolling scraps as needed. 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.