Homemade Frosted Sugar Cookies
Delicious homemade frosted sugar cookies with cream cheese and almond extract.
Equipment
- Oven Preheat to 375°F.
- Stand Mixer For creaming ingredients.
- Cookie Cutters For shaping cookies.
- Baking sheet For baking cookies.
- Cooling Rack For cooling cookies.
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 0.75 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 0.5 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 large egg
- 2.75 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.5 teaspoon baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 4.5 cups powdered sugar (for frosting)
- 0.33 cup unsalted butter, softened (for frosting)
- 0.25 cup milk, plus more as needed (for frosting)
- 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract (for frosting)
- 0.5 teaspoon almond extract (for frosting)
- optionally colored food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C) and lightly grease a cookie sheet.
- In a large bowl or stand mixer, cream together the unsalted butter, cream cheese, granulated sugar, powdered sugar, almond extract, and egg until fluffy.
- In a separate medium bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and stir until a soft dough forms.
- Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to about ⅜ inch thick.
- Use cookie cutters or the top of a cup to cut out shapes, then place them on the prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake for 9-12 minutes until the edges are lightly golden.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a rack to cool completely.
- For frosting, mix the powdered sugar, softened butter, milk, vanilla extract, and almond extract with a hand mixer until smooth.
- Add food coloring to the frosting if desired.
- Frost the cooled cookies and let the frosting set before storing.
Notes
For a festive touch, decorate the cookies with sprinkles or edible glitter before the frosting sets.