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Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

National Sugar Cookie Day - July 9

Yield: 5 dozen cookies

Ingredients

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Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F

Combine flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg; set aside.

Cream together butter and shortening; add cream cheese and sugar beating until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Gradually beat in flour mixture.

Divide dough in half. Cover and chill 1 to 2 hours.

On lightly floured surface, roll dough 1/8- inch thick. Cut with cookie cutters. Place on ungreased baking sheet.

Bake for 7 to 9 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Frost as desired.

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Cookies can be baked ahead and frozen, then frosted at a later date.

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Niemann's Recipes

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