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Frosted Butter Cut Outs

Course Cookies

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tsp almond extract
  • 2 3/4 cups flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 3 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 Tbsp milk

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease cookie sheets.
  • In a large bowl, with a mixer, cream butter with sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add flour and salt and blend thoroughly.
  • On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8 inch thickness and cut with your favorite floured cookie cutter. Bake in preheated oven for 8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Transfer cookies to rack to cool.
  • In a bowl, with a mixer, combine cream cheese, sugar and milk until creamy. Frost cooled cookies. Makes 5 to 6 dozen cookies. Enjoy!