Sugar Cookie Cutouts

Ingredients

• 0.5 tsp baking soda 
• 0.8 cup butter softened (1-)
• 8 oz philadelphia cream cheese softened
• 2.3 cups flour 
• 4  rolls candies hard crushed ring-shaped
• 1 cup sugar 
• 2 tsp vanilla 

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• hand mixer
• cookie cutter

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Beat cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
2. Add flour and baking soda; mix well. Cover. Refrigerate 30 min.
3. Roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness on lightly floured surface.
4. Cut into assorted shapes, using 3-inch cookie cutters.
5. Place on greased baking sheets.
6. Bake 10 to 12 min. or until edges begin to brown.
7. Transfer to wire racks; immediately press about 1/2 tsp. of the crushed candies into top of each hot cookie. Cool completely.