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1 cup sugar
1 stick butter or margarine (1/2 cup)
3 ou pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg yolk (reserve white)
2 and 1/4 cups unbleached flour
In a large bowl, combine first six ingredients; blend well. (Add food coloring at this stage, if you are making red or green cookies.) Add flour. Chill dough at least 2 hours. Heat oven to 350 to 375 degrees. On lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes with lightly-floured cookie cutters. Decorate with sprinkles. Bake for 7 to 10 minutes.
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