Real cream cheese cutout cookies

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Preparation Time:

10 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Easy

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Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 c Sugar;
1 c Margarine; softened -=OR=-
1 c Butter
1 pk (3-oz) cream cheese,
-- softened
1 ts Vanilla
1 Egg;
2 1/2 c All-propose flour; -=OR=-
2 1/2 c Unbleached flour
1/4 ts Salt;
Colored sugar; IF DESIRED

In a large bowl, beat the sugar, margarine, cream cheese until light
and fluffy. Add the vanilla and egg, blend well. Lightly spoon flour
into measuring cup, level off. Stir flour and salt into margarine;
mix well. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate one to two hours fir
easier handling. Heat oven 375 F. On a lightly floured; thickness;
refrigerate the remaining dough. Cut rolled dough into desired shapes
with floured cookie cutters. Place 1" apart on ungreased cookie
sheet. Leave the cookies plain or sprinkle them with colored sugar.
Bake the cookies at 375 degrees for 7 - 10 minutes, or until edges
are lightly browned. Cool one minute; remove from cookie sheets.
Frost and decorate plain cookies, if desired.