Sugar Tea Cookies

These petite cookies are perfect for snaking on in the afternoon with a hot cup if coffee or tea. They are not overly sweet, soft and just melt in your mouth. Yum!!

Yield: 9-10 dozen small cookies

Ingredients:
2 cups butter flavored shortening
2 cups white sugar
8 oz cream cheese, softened
3 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1 Tbsp almond extract
6 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt

Directions:
In a large mixing bowl, cream sugar and shortening until light and fluffy. Add almond extract, cream cheese, eggs and milk mixing until smooth after each addition. Add flour, baking soda, baking powder an salt mixing until well combined. Drop spoonfuls onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-13 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Cool for several minutes before transferring to cooling racks.

To freeze: Scoop spoonfuls of uncooked cookie dough onto lined baking sheets close together and freeze flat for at least an hour or until hard enough to hold their shape. Transfer dough balls into gallon freezer bags. When you are ready to bake remove desired number of cookies and place directly onto a lined cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.