Old-Fashioned Butter Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Name: Old-Fashioned Butter Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 32
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cups all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup (2 sticks) butter softened slightly; 3/4 cup sugar (granulated); 1 egg; 2 tablespoons milk (I use nonfat); 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 16 tablespoons (1 stick) regular cream cheese softened; 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter softened; 1/4 teaspoon (or to taste) pure vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups (or to taste) powdered sugar

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INGREDIENTS

---Butter Cookies
3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter ; softened slightly
3/4 cup sugar (granulated)
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk ; (I use nonfat)
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
---Cream Cheese Frosting
16 tablespoons (1 stick) regular cream cheese ; softened
8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter ; softened
1/4 teaspoon (or to taste) pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups (or to taste) powdered sugar

Servings

INSTRUCTIONS

For the cookies:

1. Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.

2. Cream the butter in a mixer.

3. Mix the sugar into the creamed butter.

4. Stir the egg, milk, and vanilla into the butter, mixing well.

5. Add the dry ingredients (flour mixture) to the butter mixture, mixing until combined.

6. Refrigerate dough for at least 30 minutes.

7. Roll out the dough on a floured surface (or with parchment paper) to about an 1/8 inch thickness.

8. Cut into desired shapes and place on ungreased cookie sheets.

9. Bake at 400 degrees for about 8 minutes or until delicately browned.

10. Cool on a wire rack.

11. Frost with cream cheese frosting.

For the frosting:

1. Beat butter, cream cheese, and vanilla until well combined.

2. Mix in sugar a little at a time until combined, tasting as you go.

NOTES

For some added color, decorate with sprinkles (less is more here).

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Old-Fashioned Butter Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

---Butter Cookies
3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter softened slightly
3/4 cup sugar (granulated)
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk (I use nonfat)
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
 ---Cream Cheese Frosting
16 tablespoons (1 stick) regular cream cheese softened
8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter softened
1/4 teaspoon (or to taste) pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups (or to taste) powdered sugar

For the cookies:
1. Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
2. Cream the butter in a mixer.
3. Mix the sugar into the creamed butter.
4. Stir the egg, milk, and vanilla into the butter, mixing well.
5. Add the dry ingredients (flour mixture) to the butter mixture, mixing until combined.
6. Refrigerate dough for at least 30 minutes.
7. Roll out the dough on a floured surface (or with parchment paper) to about an 1/8 inch thickness.
8. Cut into desired shapes and place on ungreased cookie sheets.
9. Bake at 400 degrees for about 8 minutes or until delicately browned.
10. Cool on a wire rack.
11. Frost with cream cheese frosting.

For the frosting:
1. Beat butter, cream cheese, and vanilla until well combined.
2. Mix in sugar a little at a time until combined, tasting as you go.

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Nutrition

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (22g)
Recipe Makes: 32 Servings

Calories: 95
Calories from Fat: 53 (56%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 5.9g	8 %
	Saturated Fat 3.7g	18 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 1.5g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 0.3g
Cholesterol 15.3mg		5 %
Sodium 4.2mg		0 %
Potassium 19.9mg		1 %
Total Carbohydrate 9.1g		3 %
	Dietary Fiber 0.3g	1 %
	Sugars, other 8.8g
Protein 1.4g		2 %
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Calories per serving: 95

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