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Our ALL-TIME favorite frosted sugar cookies are so soft and have the best, creamy frosting with hints of almond!
So Soft and So Good!
We LOVE homemade cookies, especially frosted sugar cookies, but we are very picky about how they should be. They need to be soft, not crunchy, the frosting-to-cookie ratio should be spot on, and hints of almond are always a must!
Fortunately, my mom found the BEST sugar cookie recipe years ago and we’ve been making it ever since! If you love sugar cookies as much as we do, you’ll also love our Sugar Cookie Bars and No Roll Sugar Cookies.
WHY WE LOVE IT:
- Very simple. The steps are simple, PLUS – there’s no need to chill, which makes these frosted cookies even easier (and quicker).
- Celebrations. Adjust the colored frosting and sprinkles for holidays like Easter and Christmas.
- Great for parties! We love to have cookies made in advance and let kids (and adults) frost and decorate them.
Ingredients
PREP TIME: 15 minutes
BAKE TIME: 10 minutes
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened – We use unsalted, but salted can be used just omit the added salt.
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon almond extract – or use 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 2¾ cups all-purpose flour – How to Measure Flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Frosting
- 4½ cups powdered sugar – sifted to remove lumps
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter softened – see How to Soften Butter Quickly
- ¼ cup milk – plus more as needed
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- food coloring – We prefer gel food coloring
- optional sprinkles
How to Make Frosted Sugar Cookies
- PREP. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Lightly grease baking sheets and set aside.
- BATTER. Cream ¾ cup unsalted butter, 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, 1 cup granulated sugar, ½ cup powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon almond extract, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 1 egg in a large bowl or stand mixer until fluffy.
- In a medium bowl, combine 2 ¾ cups flour, ½ teaspoon baking powder, and ½ teaspoon salt.
- Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and stir until a soft dough forms.
- SHAPE. Use a rolling pin to roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to about ⅜ inch thick (roll thinner for more crunchy sugar cookies). Cut with cookie cutters (or the top of a cup). Overworking the dough can result in a tough cookie.
- BAKE. Bake on the prepared cookie sheet for 9–12 minutes. Let cookies sit on the cookie sheet for a few minutes, then remove to a rack to cool.
- FROSTING. Mix 4½ cups powdered sugar, ⅓ cup unsalted butter softened, ¼ cup milk, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, and ½ teaspoon (along with food coloring if desired). Add milk as needed to adjust the consistency. Frost cookies and let set before storing. Be sure to check out our Sugar Cookie Frosting recipe for more tips and tricks.
- Other frostings we like:
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Frosted Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
Cookies
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 egg
- 2¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Frosting
- 4½ cups powdered sugar
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¼ cup milk, plus more as needed
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a cookie sheet and set aside.
- Cream butter, cream cheese, granulated sugar, powederd sugar, almond extract, and egg in a large bowl or stand mixer until fluffy.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
- Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and stir until a soft dough forms.
- Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to about ⅜ inch thick (roll thinner for more crunchy sugar cookies).
- Cut with cookie cutters (or the top of a cup) and bake for 9–12 minutes on the prepared cookie sheet. Let cookies sit on the cookie sheet for a few minutes, then remove to a rack to cool.
Frosting
- Mix powdered sugar, butter, milk, vanilla extract, and almond extract in a medium bowl with a hand mixer. Adjust the consistency by adding a little more milk. Add food coloring, if desired.
- Frost cookies and let set before storing.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe FAQ
Dough. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1-2 days or place the wrapped dough in a freezer Ziploc and freeze for 3 months.
Frosting. Store the frosting in an airtight container in the fridge for 3 weeks or freeze for 3 months.
Store baked cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days or in a freezer-safe container in the freezer for up to 3 months. If frosted, allow frosting to set, and separate layers with wax or parchment paper.
I’m not one to leave many reviews but this recipe deserves it!
These cookies are fantastic! I was skeptical of rolling them out because I felt the dough was sticky but it was perfect! I’ve made many different sugar cookie recipes but this is now my go to!!
They are delicious and easy to work with. They have a bit of chew to them which is really nice. They stayed soft in the middle and crunchy edges all through the holidays. I highly recommend this recipe.
Sadly, my dough still wasn’t firm enough to roll and cut after a night of chilling. It was just too sticky. I am very careful about following instructions, but I ended up not being able to use it for a very special occasion.
Hi! If this ever happens again with any cookie dough just flour your rolling pin 9.5 times out of 10 it does not affect the cookies whatsoever. Some will also line their rolling pin with Saran Wrap you can even add a little cooking spray or light oil onto that if you wanted. 😊 hope this helps.
Best frosted sugar cookie ever. Tried and true everyone loves these cookies when I make them.
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You’re welcome!! I’m so glad you enjoy the recipes!
Can I just roll the dough into balls instead of rolling it out? Thanks
Here is a great Sugar Cookie recipe that is juts rolled into balls rather than cutouts. https://lilluna.com/chewy-sugar-cookies/
Perfeito. Amei.
Do you need to chill the dough before using it?
What kind of butter do you like to use for this recipe?
These are the best iced cookies I’ve ever made. Thanks Kristyn!
In your video…it looks like you have more than 3/4 cup? Just wanted to make sure before I make these. It looked like a 1 1/2 cup of butter.
Hi! These cookies are delicious, I have made them several times and they disappear quickly. I was wondering if the dough can be made ahead of time and refrigerated for a couple of days before rolling out and baking?
Yes! The dough should last for 2-4 days in the fridge. Or you can even freeze if you need to make it further ahead than that.
Can I leave out the almond(nut allergies) and use more vanilla? I have made these before and they are delicious. Just wondered if anyone has tried them with no almond extract.
Yes you could!
Hi – just want to let you know that imitation almond extract contains no almond and so is perfectly fine for those with nut allergies.
I rarely leave a rating unless it’s awful. Don’t bother with any other recipe ever again. This is the one. From cookie to frosting, you will not be disappointed, and no need to have a Crumbl Cookie nearby.
Oh thank you!! That makes me so happy to hear! I’m so glad you enjoyed the cookie recipe. Thanks for the rating!
Fantastic!!
These sugar cookies were a homerun! My daughter’s friends could not stop raving about them, we had to hide these tasty treats they were going so fast!
The sugar cookies are the absolute best!
These were the best cookies! So soft and tender! The whole family loved them!
The absolute best sugar cookies I have ever had!!
This recipe was very easy and the cookies turned out so tasty, soft, and the frosting was nice and sweet. :). Will definitely make this sugar cookie recipe again. Even though the dough was a bit sticky, it wasn’t hard to roll out with a nicely floured surface and a little bit of flour here and there. Highly recommend and thank you for sharing this recipe!
Just now making this recipe and my resulting dough is way too soft to even think about rolling and cutting into shapes. Should it have been 4 oz cream cheese?
Maye because you put too much of the butter softened
These really ARE the best sugar cookies. My family raves about them. I’ve even made them with a royal icing for more detailed decorating, and they worked perfectly. These come together super fast because you don’t have to wait for the dough to chill. They do have a sticky dough, but I just cover my counter with a sprinkle of flour and then sprinkle flour as I roll out. They bake beautifully, and they don’t spread and lose their shape. I go back to this recipe every time. They are so addicting. Great recipe. Always recommend it.
I am making these cookies now. I used proper measuring techniques for the flour but my dough was very sticky. I ended up adding 8 extra tablespoons of flour and I’m still not sure the dough will be not be sticky to roll and cut. Is the amount of flour in the recipe accurate?
It is! The dough may be a bit sticky, but it sounds like you added in flour just the right way. You can also try chilling the dough. And then of course rolling onto a floured surface. Hope you enjoy the cookies!!
These sugar cookies were the perfect texture and were perfect! My family absolutely loved them!
Hi, I’m just wondering if you chilled your dough at all. In the video it skipped that rolling process. I don’t know about anyone else but I get a lot of my information from all steps to help me with the consistency though the whole process
I tried this recipe and it turned out good. Thanks for the recipe.
The BEST sugar cookies ever!!!
Hello, I want to ask if 375 is in degree Celsius or Fahrenheit?
It’s in Fahrenheit. 🙂
Tried the recipie. So sticky not firm enough to roll out. Had to grab a glob and flatten with my hand. Big mess. I followed the exact amount of ingredients.
Thanks for the feedback and for giving the recipe a try. Not sure if you tried this, but we like to generously flour the surface of the counter as we roll out, which helps it not seem so sticky and roll out better.
Love that these are soft and have the best flavor. Great sugar cookie! We made them into hearts for valentines but could easily be switched for any occasion. My kids loooved them!
Bars are perfect!! Thank you for letting me know!
This is the only sugar cookie recipe I will use from now on. The Almond flavor is just right and it is a super soft cookie. I keep a bit of flour out until rolling them. This makes it easier since the dough is super soft. Excellent!!
Oh I’m so glad to hear you enjoy the cookies!! Thanks for sharing!
Definitely need to add 1/2 cup- 1 cup extra flour to roll out, but great flavour with the almond and cream cheese!
Thanks for the feedback!! Glad you enjoyed the flavor!
I love these for any occasion. Always come out soft and delicious!
Thank you so much for sharing this amazing recipe! Will surely have this again! It’s really easy to make and it tasted so delicious! Highly recommended!
These are the softest cookies ever! Full of so much flavor and yummy goodness.
Sry but what is the amount per serving?
It’s about 1 cookie, depending on how big they are made.
I am not a fan of almond, what could I use for a substitute?
You could use vanilla or perhaps even a lemon extract if you like that flavor.
This dough is insanely hard to work with. Probably one of the worst recipes I’ve ever tried to follow. Maybe if I used like half of the amount of cream cheese it calls for?? There’s just something wayyy wrong with the texture and I had to add more than a cup of flour to roll it out.
Thanks for the feedback. It definitely is a softer dough, so we like to make sure we have plenty of flour on the counter when rolling it and cutting into shapes. Sure makes a soft cookie though! Thanks for the feedback and for giving the recipe a try.
We really loved these cookies! Easy to follow recipe and great flavor. I’m too impatient to have a refrigerated sugar cook dough. Ours were a little sticky so we had to add a little flower.
My all time favorite cookie recipe 😋
Can you freeze the dough?
You bet!
True to the name of these cookies, they really are the best! My kids had a blast making cookies and decorating them! It was so easy!
My daughters favorite! So yummy!!
Amazing! My go to recipe! We love all your recipes!!
Planning on making Christmas cookies with this recipe soon! It’s great!
These are great! Doing a Christmas cookie baking day with friends and plan on using this recipe!
My family loves sugar cookies!! This is our new favorite recipe!! ❤️
We make these every year so soft and yummy.
These are so good.. made them for a work party and they were a big hit!!
These are the best sugar cookies! I’m not an almond fan so I use vanilla extract instead but they are so easy and yummy!
I love a good sugar cookie! These are perfect!
These look so good! Will definitely be adding to my Pinterest!
We make and decorate sugar cookies ever year. I’ve tried so many recipes. These are delicious! A definite keeper.
do you have metric measurements for this recipe?
I do not. Sorry about that! There are several metric conversion charts that can be found on the internet that use a metric converter to convert measurements for you. If you search “metric conversion charts” you can find the one that you like the best. Hope this helps!
Thanks for your reply! I’m looking forward to trying. I’m intrigued with the cream cheese!
You are so welcome!! Hope you like them!
Anyone know if the cookies spread much in the oven (how close can i put them together)? Also, is the icing pipe-able, and does it set up hard so you can stack them after being iced Thanks in advance!
They don’t spread really greater than the size of cutting them out & the icing doesn’t get hard, so I wouldn’t really stack them. You can try adding more powdered sugar to make them easier to pipe.
Thanks for your reply! I’m looking forward to trying. I’m intrigued with the cream cheese!
This is now my go-to sugar cookie recipe! It’s amazing and I get so many compliments! I even get orders to make these for friend’s events! I do chill my dough prior to rolling out. I prefer overnight. Then I sprinkle just enough flour on both sides of the dough while rolling it out so that it doesn’t stick to the counter or rolling pin. I do like mine just a bit thicker than the recipe mentions. It’s everyone’s favorite part- how thick and soft they are! If you’ve had trouble with the recipe, try again. This one is a keeper!!
Thank you so much!! How awesome that you even get cookie orders with the recipe. I love how soft they are too! Thanks so much for sharing. Glad you love the recipe. 🙂
These cookies were so easy to make and delicious. The frosting is amazing and my kiddos had the best time decorating.
I ❤️ Sugar cookies especially at Christmas time 🎄
I love this recipe, it was so easy and so much fun for my grandchildren and I.
Really good!
These are so chewy and perfect for all occasions!
I used to always think my sugar cookies were the best, but I decided to give this recipe a try. Wow! They were so good and have now become my favorite sugar cookie recipe!
Can you please tell me if these cookies have to be refrigerated after there baked because of the cream cheese? Can they be stored in the cupboard?
No, they do not 🙂
Any tips on how to roll out the dough. We refrigerated it and when rolling out it stuck to the counter, rolling pin and cookie cutters. Would appreciate your advice.
Use a little bit of flour to coatcover your work area and on your rolling pin.
I put parchment paper down on the counter top and place another piece of parchment paper on top. That way the dough is only touching the paper and not the counter itself or the rolling pin. Plus easy clean up!
I tried that. Did you take the parchment paper off after you were done rolling? When I did it, half of it stuck to the top piece, and it wouldn’t come off the bottom. I had to throw it all away and find a different sugar cookie recipe.🤦🏾♀️ What did you do to make yours work?
Love these recipes! The pages are perfectly laid out, very organized and every single recipe is so very easy to follow. Thank you
You are so welcome! Thank you for saying that!
These are amazing!!
The instructions don’t mention putting the cookie dough in the frig. I would highly recommend this step as rolling out the dough will be difficult and cooling out prior will help rolling out dough easier.
YUM!!! I’m picky about my sugar cookies!! These are delicious! Will be saving This recipe and adding them to my favorites!😄💗
Yay!! Happy to hear that! Thank you!
These are amazing!!
Hi Kristyn,
I made these tonight and they were the most delicious sugar cookies we’ve ever had!! I did put most of the cookies in the freezer for Christmas time and plan on frosting them once they thaw out. Question? Can I freeze the icing that I made tonight, also? Wasnt sure if it would hold up. Thank you for sharing this recipe! It came out perfectly!! 😊
Carole
Awe, thank you!! You know, I have not tried freezing the frosting. Not sure how it holds up. I’m sorry, I wish I knew 🙂
Excelente!! My grandkids love it
Yay! I am so glad they did! Thank you for trying them!
These are the BEST sugar cookies ever!
Awe, thank you so much for saying that!
Do you use all purpose or self rising flour?
I use all-purpose 🙂
Will this recipe hold christmas cookie cutter shapes such as candy cane, snow man, snow flake? Or is it too soft for these types of shapes?
Yes, they could 🙂 Enjoy!
These were absolutely fabulous! I made them for my mom’s 90th birthday. They were a huge hit!
Oh, yay! I am so glad! Thank you for letting me know!
Hi, im going to make this recipe soon. Do you think it would work if i put baking m&m in the batter?
I haven’t personally tried, but it should 🙂
Okay, thank you so much!! 🙂
When I make cut-out sugar cookies, I like to add Orange flavoring to the frosting. Yum. I bet the almond is good, too.
That would be good! Thanks for sharing 🙂
It said plus video in the link but I don’t see any video
does anyone know if “pure vanilla extract” will do the job??
It sure will 🙂 Enjoy!!
Do I have to use cheese?
I haven’t tried leaving it out, so not sure in what ways it would change it.
what can i substatute for creamy chesse and almond extract thank you!
You can use vanilla extract, instead of the almond & a lot of people like to use Greek yogurt for cream cheese, though I have not tried.
I made theses for my granddaughter ‘S B-DAY PARTY 2 WEEKS AGO AND MY SON CALLED ME TONIGHT wanting me to make them for his Superbowl party this SUNDAY. He said everyone RAVED about THEM ? GO CHIEFS!
Yay! That makes me so happy! Hope they were a hit there!
Excellent recipe ?
Thank you so much for letting me know!
iS IT POSSIBLE TO SUBSTITUTE SOMETHING ELSE FOR THE ALMOND EXTRACT?
I would just use vanilla extract instead 🙂 Enjoy!
This recipe is the real deal! I don’t consider myself a baker by any means and rarely bake at home, however, with the Christmas season upon us and having my son who is 3 I thought it would be nice to try not hand at it. This recipe is called “the best” for good reason! The flavor is truly delightful with the notes of almond extract and cream cheese. I’ve never had anything quite like it. And although the directions state the serving size is 24, ibwas able to bake 3 dozen cookies from this and still have a little bit of dough left over. My son and husband love it and I can’t wait to share it with my co-workers. My only con is that I did find the dough when I originally made it very sticky and soft and I had to add more flour. I was worries about over handling the dough but it turned out just fine! This will certainly not be the last time I make these cookies. Thank you, lil’ Luna!
You are so welcome!! I am so glad you tried it!! Thank you, thank you! So happy it was a hit!
THIS STUCK TOGETHER SO BAD THAT I HAD TO END UP MOLDING IT INTO CIRCLES IN MY HANDS… 🙁 WHAT DID I DO WRONG?? HOWEVER, THEY WERE TASTY. 🙂 JUST NOT PRETTY BECAUSE I MOLDED THEM TOGETHER BY HAND AND WASN’T ABLE TO ROLL THEM.
It stuck together, so you couldn’t use the cutters or it stuck to the counter when you rolled it out? Did you use enough flour & powdered sugar? It shouldn’t have been too sticky.
I was just telling my mom ive only made sugar cookIes twice in 12 years (i have deprived children) beCause they take so long, but this Recipe was quick and yummy. Thanks for sharing.
These cookies were great for valentines day! they were super soft and everyone loved them!
These sugar cookies really do look perfect. I’ve never put cream cheese in a sugar cookie, but maybe that is the trick!
It helps so much!! Hope you like them!
These are hands down some of my favorite cookies wver. We cant stop making thEm!
LOVE these cookies. They turned out so soft and chewy!
These look so good! Can’t wait to try them.
These are the softest, most delicious sugar cookies!! Love that these don’t need to be refrigerated!
This recipe was a winner! They turned out perfect!
Yay!!I am glad it did!
Chocolate chip cookies are my favorite! Sugar cookies are the next best thing. These are incredibly soft and have a hint of almond. They take a little more to make but are so worth it.
Now tell me how to create this great cookie without SUGAR, SINCE I MUST TO THAT FOREVER MORE.
ALICE
I made these cookies with my son for xmas and they are delicious! I did have one question though. We didn’t use all the icing when we did the cookies and I was wondering how long the icing would last in the fridge before I would have to make more?
I would keep it for a week 🙂
I made these cookies today and they are wonderful!! The only problem i had was when i went to cut the cookies out with my cute christmaS cookie Cutters, they wouldn’t stay together. Its alMost as if the dough wasn’t hard enough. Any pointers?
Hi my name is Joanne?would it be a problem if i double the recipe?
Not at all 🙂 Enjoy!
I never have luck with sugar cookies, but with this recipe i did!!! They are so soft and they taSte deliCious!!! We will make again for sure!!!
I am so glad they turned out 🙂 Thank you for trying them & for letting me know!
LiLuna is makIng a baker out of me! Almond extr for the win!
Woohoo!! Glad to hear that! Thank you for sharing that!
yummy for our tummy , thank you for sharing
You are so welcome!! Thank you for trying them!! I am glad you liked them 🙂
Amazing recipe!!!! This will definately be my go to recipe for suGar cookies!!
Yay!! Glad to hear that! Thank you!
This recipe has never steared US wrong. And we love the cream cheese frosting. These sugar cookies taste like a true Bakery style cookie. Not sure we’ll ever use another recipe again!
I love sugaR cookies! These are soft and so good with the frosting. They may take a little more time because you have to roll them out but definetly worth the Effort.
Sugar cookies are my favorite! I’ve never wanted to make them, because I hate when they need to be refrigerated or the recipe looks too difficult, but these were easy to make & so soft!! I am so glad I found this recipe!!
I’m pretty particular about sugar cookies. They take too much time and effort UNLESS you’ve got a good recipe then it’s totally worth it. This recipe has quickly become my favorite: Valentines cookies, Christmas cookies, and just because they’re so good cookies.
A hint I learned from my mother (who got it from her’s): Mix 1/2 powdered sugar and 1/2 flour to roll the cookie dough out on.
Thank you for sharing that 🙂
I actually used just powdered sugar to roll mine out on.
Do these cookies work well with Royal Icing? I have a good recipe but it dries out too quickly.
They should. I don’t usually do the royal icing, but I think they would be good 🙂
For the sugar cookie icing, does it harden to where they can be stacked or placed in treat bags and not look smooshed?
They do hardened, but it doesn’t get hard, if that makes sense. I would definitely frost them in the morning or night before, depending on when you need to stack or put them in sacks.
Is there a way to pin this sugar cookie recipe?
I know for me, if my cursor is over the picture, the PIN button will appear. You should be able to PIN any recipe 🙂
Thanks. For some reason that doesn’t work on my phone but maybe it will on my desk top.
I hope it does! 🙂
Looking forward to your recipes
Thank you! I look forward to you trying them!
About how many cookies does this recipe yield?
I guess it depends on how big you make them. You can get 2 dozen or more. Hope that helps! Hope you also like this recipe!
These look so good. I do have a question though. Would it be ok to double the vanilla and not use the almond extract in case someone can not have it? Thank you so much!
I personally haven’t done that, so I’m not sure if that would make it too vanilla-y or not. I wish I could say. I do love vanilla though!
Do you use self rising flour in the soft sugar cookie recipe or plain flour??
Just saw the recipe for the soft sugar cookies, my son loves the ones you can get in the grocery store, but a little expensive. So now I can make them for him :). I do have a question, when do you add the egg and the almond extract? Thanks again for a delicious looking recipe. Have a wonderful day. 🙂
At what part in the directions do you add the egg and almond extract?
You would add these after you cream the sugar, cream cheese and butter.Before the flour.
Can you substitute creamcheese with anything else?
Not for this recipe, but I do have another Sugar Cookie recipe that doesn’t call for cream cheese. 😉 https://lilluna.com/sugar-cookies-recipe/
Hi there I just made these cookies and they are ao sticky that I can even touch them with out it sticking on my fingers :/ should I add more flour?
Mine turned out the same thing, sticky
Hi, thanks for this recipe! I want to make these for Easter this weekend and had two questions: Does the dough need to be refrigerated (and for how long if so) and does it have to be rolled out or could I just drop them onto a cookie sheet? If you had time to answer, that would be great!! Thanks! 🙂
For this particular recipe I recommend rolling out (and not too think… 3/8″ is usually perfect)… I do have a recipe for Drop Sugar Cookies but have not posted that yet. And this recipe does not need to be refrigerated. Good luck!!!
I’m making these cookies with a group and have to ask if the cream cheese amount is just a misprint? Your recipe is recommending “1 package (3oz) cream cheese (softened)”, but cream cheese is usually sold in an 8oz package. They’ll be part of a Get-Well Soon package… I’m going to try the recipe with 8oz first and hope for the best. Thank you for sharing!
Whoops – you’re right. That’s a typo – it’s 8 oz. cream cheese. 😉
I made these for my family last night. They turned out great! They were so soft. The icing was great too, I made mine purple. (:
This recipe is an all-time favorite!! And we are HUGE fans of soft sugar cookies. 😀 Glad your family liked them!
You can never go wrong with sugar cookies! They look delicious!
Oh, they are delicious, Katie! If you love sugar cookies, you’ll love this recipe – my FAV!
Cream cheese usually comes in 8 oz. packages. Do we use the whole package or just 3 ounces? Thanks. I’d love to make these with my kids.
que niñas más lindas, que pinta tienen todas tus recetas, tus fotos!!!waw…. un beso desde España!! 🙂
Gracias! Creo que es muy bueno hay personas en Espana que vienen a mi blog. 🙂
Hi! I just wanted to let you know that you don’t specify when to add the egg and extract in the directions. 🙂 I am sure it is right after you cream the butter and sugars but I thought I would let you know! These look soo yummy- we are going to try them this afternoon! Hope you have a great day!
I’m not sure if you’ve already answered this, but is it just 3 oz. of cream cheese, or do you use the whole 8 oz. block?
I also agree with adding almond extract. It makes all the difference. Almond extract added to angel food cake mix makes a huge difference also.
i’ve been dying to make these, but how many cookies does the recipie make?
I think it makes 2 dozen… but it all depends on the size of the cookie cutter you use. 🙂
This is so cute and colorful. My kids would surely love to eat on these soft sugar cookies.
Ialso have to have them soft….i may just try this…i never make them b/c they are never up to my standards! Interesting that your mom rolls them out onto a cloth instead of the table. They look nice and thick from the start–another good reminder!
Yum, yum, yum. I haven’t had sugar cookies in awhile. I might try this recipe next!
Amen to the almond extract! You have good taste 🙂 Pinning these!
I was smiling along with your “requirements” for cookies – I couldn’t agree more! I am totally intrigued by the soft mat it looks like you are rolling out your dough on – can you enlighten me as to what that is and where I can buy one? I usually roll out right on my counters but this looks like something I need!
I have been wanting to try cream cheese dough cookies, they sound so good!
Did you Refrigerate the dough before rolling it out?
YUM!!! Thanks for sharing! I can't wait to try these.
These look yummy! I am a new follower!
Is it an entire package of cream cheese or just 3oz of a package?
Where does it even say 3oz.?..I think the whole 8oz pkg
The whole cube which is 8 ounces 🙂
Do you need to refrigerate these? Just made them but Serving them on Christmas Eve 🙂
Nope, you don’t need to refrigerate them. They stay fresh for 4-5 days on the counter if stored in an air-tight container. I hope the cookies were a hit!
these look so good. hopefully I can find a second to try them out
Yum! I'll have to try those. I've never tried making a recipe with cream cheese and it sounds delish!
Those look wonderful; just like the ones I see in the store that I can't have because of allergies. I'll tuck this recipe away. Thanks.
I completely agree with you about a little almond extract in the dough. It makes all the difference. My recipe is really similar and turns out soft and delicious as well.Here's a link in case you want to take a peek:http://doublebatch.wordpress.com/2009/12/22/santa-cookies/Thanks for the recipe. I'll try this one with my valentine cookies!
I have not tried this recipe, but if what you are going to make is just round cookies as shown, you can also roll the dough into a log as big around as you want your cookies, wrap it in saran wrap and throw it in the fridge for a few hours or over night. Then just slice and bake as usual. It avoids the too much handling issue, which can make them harder, and cooking straight from fridge cold seems to make them softer too.
Going to try this because I do over roll when I make cutouts. Thanks : )
I'm going to have to try these. I feel the same way about sugar cookies– the softer, the better.
I am drooling JUST A LITTLE!! I WANT a sugar cookie!!!
I’ve never had a problem with it being too sticky, but yes, you can a little at a time, until it’s the right consistency. Thanks for trying them!
You can what? Add more flour? I’m going to try chilling the dough which is what I do with my Grandmother’s recipe.