Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• colored crystal sugar or decorator icing, if desired

1. In large bowl, combine all ingredients except flour and colored sugar; beat until light and fluffy.
2. Add flour; mix well. Shape dough into 3 disks. Wrap dough in plastic wrap; refrigerate 1 hour for easier handling.
3. Heat oven to 375u0b0F On floured surface, roll out 1 disk of dough at a time to 1/8-inch thickness. (Keep remaining dough refrigerated.) Cut with lightly floured 2 1/2-inch round or desired shape cookie cutters. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Decorate with colored sugar.
4. Bake at 375u0b0F for 6 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets. If desired, frost and decorate plain cookies.

sugar, butter, cream cheese, salt, almond extract, vanilla, egg yolk, flour, colored crystal sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cream-cheese-sugar-cookies-136077 (may not work)