Holiday Baking

I bake a lot all year long, but in December I bake an awful lot. My husband enjoys warm-from-the-oven cookies, so I bake up a new batch every few days. Yesterday I made very simple cream cheese cookies, one of his favorites. I thought you might enjoy making them at your house.

Do you bake more frequently during the holidays? If so, do you have a favorite cookie recipe you use? I'm very curious!

Have a great weekend. :)

Cream Cheese Cookies

1 cup butter

8 oz. cream cheese

1½ cups sugar

1 t. baking powder

1 t. vanilla

½ t. almond extract

1 egg

3½ cups flour

Beat butter and cream cheese

with an electric mixer until well blended.

Add sugar, baking powder,

vanilla and almond extract and continue mixing.

Add egg and flour.
Chill dough for 2 hours.

Roll dough to desired thickness

and cut with cookie cutters.

Place on ungreased baking sheets.

Bake in 375-degree oven for 10 minutes.
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