Cream Cheese Cut-Outs I

SUBMITTED BY: Robin J. PHOTO BY: blurpig11

"A fluffy cookie that tastes like a pastry. I use this simple recipe to cut out heart-shaped cookies for Valentine's Day."

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Original recipe yield: 5 dozen

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INGREDIENTS

1 cup butter, softened
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt

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DIRECTIONS

Cream butter and cream cheese until fluffy; gradually blend in sugar. Stir together flour and salt; stir into creamed mixture. Cover; chill dough several hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Divide dough into thirds. On lightly floured surface, roll out dough, one section at a time. (Keep the other sections refrigerated.) Cut out with cookie cutter to desired shapes.
Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until firm, but not brown, about 12 minutes. If desired, sift additional confectioners' sugar over slightly warm cookies.

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Reviewed on Feb. 13, 2003 by JAMIEKD

This was quick and easy, and with a little icing the cookies are delicious! The cookies are nice and moist while still being a little flaky - kind of like pastry dough.

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Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2003 by LAURA_L

This is a great recipe for cut out cookies! I made these and iced them with the new Whipped frosting from a can (which was really quick and easy) for Valentines Day and took them to the office. They were a huge hit!~ I was told, You have to make these again. I also made them for my picky boyfriend, who only likes really plain vanilla type cookies, and he enjoyed them too. Will definately make these again and again! Just be sure you chill the dough really well before making the cut-outs. Thanks for the great recipe!

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