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12.01.2014

Kahlua and Cream Cheese Sugar Cookie Recipe

 Kahlua and Cream Cheese Sugar Cookie Recipe plus Hidden Candy Cookie

Continuing my quest for a great cookie improved with a bit of my favorite libations may I present - Kahlua and Cream Cheese Sugar Cookie!
 
I've been making this recipe since 2003 and found the recipe on AllRecipes.com. This cookie has never let me down. It's a super simple cookie - a little plain but full of flavor. The original recipe calls for almond and vanilla extracts but I replaced them with Kahlua. It is a very subtle flavor and there is hardly any in there to worry about feeding them to the ankle-biters.

Dough Mixing for Kahlua and Cream Cheese Sugar Cookie Recipe

This dough is very sticky! The best way to work with it is cold. If I can't refrigerate over night, I put it in the freezer for an hour before trying to work with it on a floured surface. 

Ingredients for Kahlua and Cream Cheese Sugar Cookie Recipe

Mixed dough for Kahlua and Cream Cheese Sugar Cookie Recipe

Rolled dough for Kahlua and Cream Cheese Sugar Cookie Recipe

Cookie cutouts for Kahlua and Cream Cheese Sugar Cookie Recipe

Anything round works as a cookie cutter, of course, shapes are always fun and festive.

Baked cookies for Kahlua and Cream Cheese Sugar Cookie Recipe

After they have cooked, use a small brush to brush water or Kahlua to make the sprinkles stick. I like that the Kahlua gave it a brown tint but water, obviously will not tint the cookie.

I don't know about you but I actually hate to make sugar cookie cut-outs but I love their look. By the time I am half way through the batter I am done and I switch gears to make Hidden Candy Cookies. I take mini candies, like Snickers or Milky Way (my favorite) or whatever is leftover from Halloween and wrap the dough around the candy, roll into a ball, and bake.

Hidden Candy Cookies

These were made especially for Meegan at Sight and Sound Reading for a blogger cookie exchange!

Cookies for sightandsoundreading.com

We shared our cookie recipes we received here


Kahlua and Cream Cheese Sugar Cookie 
  Kahlua and Cream Cheese Sugar Cookie Recipe @MryJhnsn
Ingredients:
1 cup white sugar
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
3 ounces cream cheese,
softened
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon Kahlua
1 egg yolk
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Combine sugar, butter, cream cheese, salt, Kahlua, and egg yolk in a blender. Beat until smooth. Stir in flour until well blended. Chill the dough overnight for best results or for an hour in the freezer.
3. Roll out chilled dough on a lightly floured surface and cut into desired shapes with lightly floured cookie cutters or a round glass.
4. Place cookies on cookie sheet about an inch apart and bake for 7 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until light and golden brown.

What is your favorite sugar cookie recipe?
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