Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies- Heart Sandwich Cookies Recipe Video
Summary
Ingredients
| All purpose flour | 2 1⁄2 Cup (40 tbs) | |
| Baking soda | 1⁄4 Teaspoon | |
| Baking powder | 1⁄4 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1⁄4 Teaspoon | |
| Sugar | 2 Cup (32 tbs) | |
| Cream cheese | 4 Ounce, softened | |
| Butter | 1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs), softened | |
| Egg | 1 | |
| Vanilla extract | 1⁄2 Teaspoon | |
| Almond extract | 1⁄2 Teaspoon | |
| Food color | 1⁄4 Teaspoon (as required, A range of food colorings like red, blue, purple, green, yellow can be used) | |
| Marshmallow fluff/White frosting | 1 Tablespoon (as required) |
Nutrition Facts
Serving size
Calories 335 Calories from Fat 101
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12 g17.7%
Saturated Fat 6.8 g34%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 48.2 mg16.1%
Sodium 115.4 mg4.8%
Total Carbohydrates 55 g18.2%
Dietary Fiber 0.7 g2.8%
Sugars 34.4 g
Protein 4 g7.7%
Vitamin A 7.5% Vitamin C
Calcium 2.6% Iron 7.4%
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet
Directions
1. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream together sugar, cream cheese and butter.
3. Beat in the eggs and add vanilla extract and almond extract.
4. Combine the dry ingredients with wet ingredients. Mix till it forms dough.
5. Divide into 5 even-sized balls. Place dough balls into a bowl.
6. Add food coloring of choice to each ball of dough, using a spoon to distribute the color evenly.
7. Wrap the dough if saran wrap. Flatten and refrigerate for 2-4 hours.
8. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
MAKING
9. On a flat surface sprinkle powdered sugar and carefully roll out the dough until it is about 1/4 inch thick.
10. Cut out 2 inch size heart shapes with a cookie cutter. Place on a non-stick baking sheets.
11. Bake for 4-5 minutes. Check on the cookies frequently as they can get burnt easily.
12. Remove from oven and place cookies on a cooling rack.
13. When cooled spread a layer of frosting or marshmallow fluff in the center of a cookie and top with another cookie.
SERVING
14. In a serving plate, arrange the cookies and serve with milk or any refreshing beverage or store in an airtight container and serve as required.
