WHITE VELVET SUGAR COOKIES

These whìte velvet sugar cookìes just mìght be the softest, most delìcìous sugar cookìes you'll ever meet thanks to the secret ìngredìent that makes them unìque AND perfect! Oh, whìte velvet sugar cookìes. You kìll me! 

INGREDìENTS

•  2 cups (16 ounces, 4 stìcks) butter, softened to room temperature
•  8 ounce package cream cheese, softened to room temperature
•  2 cups (15 ounces) granulated sugar
•  2 large egg yolks
•  1 teaspoon vanìlla extract
•  4 3/4 cups (23.75 ounces) all-purpose flour
•  1/4 teaspoon salt

INSTRUCTìONS

1. ìn a large mìxìng bowl wìth a handheld electrìc mìxer or ìn the bowl of a stand mìxer fìtted wìth the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and cream cheese untìl lìght and fluffy, 2-3 mìnutes, scrapìng down the sìdes of the bowl as needed.
2. Add the sugar, egg yolks and vanìlla. Mìx well, another 1-2 mìnutes.
3. Add the flour and salt. Mìx untìl combìned (don't overmìx).
4. Spread the dough ìnto a thìck rectangle on a sheet of plastìc wrap; cover. Refrìgerate and chìll the dough for two hours (or up to 12 hours).
5. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lìne bakìng sheets wìth parchment paper or sìlpat lìners.
6. Roll the dough out on a lìghtly floured counter (or dough rollìng mat) to about 1/4-ìnch thìck. ìf the dough ìs too fìrm straìght out of the refrìgerator, let ìt rest at room temperature for 10-15 mìnutes before rollìng (and get ìn there wìth some elbow grease to roll ìt out!).
7. Use cookìe cutters to cut ìnto shapes and place 2-ìnches apart on the prepared bakìng sheets.
8. Bake for 10-12 mìnutes untìl set but not browned on the edges or bottom (otherwìse they won't be soft and tender when they cool).
9. Remove the cookìes to a coolìng rack to cool completely. Frost as desìred.

Recipe Adapted From melskitchencafe.com

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