* 1 cup white sugar
* 1 cup butter
* 3 oz cream cheese, softened
* 1/2 tsp salt
* 1/2 almond extract
* 1/2 vanilla extract
* 1 egg yolk
* 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
In a large bowl, combine the sugar, butter,cream cheese, salt, almond and vanilla extracts, and egg yolk. Beat until smooth. Stir in flour until well blended. Chill the dough for 8 hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough 1/3 at a time to 1/8 inch thickness, refrigerating remaining dough until ready to use. Cut into desired shapes with lightly floured cookie cutters. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake for 7-10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until light and golden brown. Cool cookies completely before frosting.
Frosting for sugar cookies
* 2 cups powdered sugar
* 1/3 cup crisco
* pinch of salt
* 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
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