Food Pavilion Recipes
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					Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies
					
					
					
					
					National Sugar Cookie Day - July 9
					
					
					
					Yield: 5 dozen cookies
					
					
			
				
				 
				
				
				
					
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											| 4 | cups | flour | 
									
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											| 1 | teaspoon | baking powder | 
									
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											| 1/4 | teaspoon | salt | 
									
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											| 1/4 | teaspoon | nutmeg | 
									
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											| 1/2 | cup | butter | 
									
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											| 1/2 | cup | shortening | 
									
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											| 1 | package | (8 ounce)  cream cheese | 
									
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											| 1 1/3 | cups | granulated sugar | 
									
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											| 1 |  | egg | 
									
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											| 1/2 | teaspoon | vanilla extract | 
									
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											| 2 | containers | (15.6 ounce) Funfetti frosting, vanilla frosting or homemade frosting | 
									
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											|  |  | Colored sugar nonpareils | 
									
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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. 
					 
				
				
				
					
						
						Photo and food styling by Webstop
Cookies can be baked ahead and frozen, then frosted at a later date. 
					 
				
					
						Please note that some ingredients and brands may not be available in every store.
					 
				
				
				
				
				
			 
		 
		
	 
 
	Food Pavilion Recipes
	https://www.foodpavilion.com/Recipes/Detail/5755/Cream_Cheese_Sugar_Cookies