Almond Cream Cheese Cookies

Buttery melt-in-your-mouth sugar cookies with the tang of cream cheese and garnished with slivered almonds.
Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 sticks unsalted butter, soften
• 3 ounces cream cheese, room temperature

Almond Cream Cheese Cookies

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg white
• 1 cup almond slices, lightly toasted

Instructions

1. Whisk together flour and salt in a large bowl, set aside.
2. Beat butter and cream cheese in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
3. Mix in sugar and vanilla. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture, and mix until just combined.
4. Divide dough in half. Wrap each piece in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until dough has firmed up enough to shape.
5. Place the dough on top of the plastic wrap and cover with another piece of wrap the same size.
6. Roll out the dough into a log about 2 inches in diameter. Freeze until firm, about 30 minutes or up to 2 weeks.
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