This fun twist on the traditional cut out sugar cookie recipe gives them a cream cheese cinnamon swirl…tastes amazing with the cinnamon sugar icing! These are great for Christmas baking.
For the sugar cookies...
flour
baking powder
butter
sugar
eggs
vanilla extract
maple extract
cream cheese
cinnamon
For the glaze...
powdered sugar
milk
cinnamon
In a large bowl, mix together flour and baking powder. Set aside. In another bowl, cream together butter, sugar, egg/yolk, and extracts. Slowly (1/2 cup at a time) pour in dry ingredients and mix well. Knead into a firm dough.
Roll dough out on a large floured surface. Mix together cream cheese and 1 tbsp cinnamon and spread on cookie dough. Roll dough (like a cinnamon roll) and, gently/with lots of flour, roll out the dough flat to 1/4" thickness.
Cut cookies and placed on a greased (or parchment paper lined) cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 13-15 minutes, until tops start to brown. Remove and let cool.