Pandemic Celebration Cookies!
(aka Oxymoron Cookies)
Plan ahead: The dough must be refrigerated for two hours or up to three days prior to baking.
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 kosher salt
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup cream cheese, room temperature
1 1/2 cups light brown sugar, packed
2 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
Buttercream frosting
In a medium bowl mix together the flour, salt and baking powder. Set aside.
Using a mixer beat the butter, cream cheese, and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla beating until combined. Gradually add the four mixture until combined. Shape the dough into a disk about an inch thick, wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate a minimum of two hours or up to three days.
Preheat oven: 350° F.
If you prefer large cookies: Divide the dough into four rounds. Roll to a thickness of 1/2 inch. Transfer to parchment lined baking sheet leaving 2 inches between the cookies.
If you prefer 3 inch cookies: Roll the dough and cut out with a cookie cutter. Rerolling and scraps and cutting, as needed.
Larger cookies are baked 15-18 minutes.
Smaller cookies are baked about 10 to 12 minutes.
Bake until puffed and set but still soft when gently pressed in the center.
Transfer cookies to racks to cool.
Using a small spatula frost the cookies with buttercream and sprinkle with nonpareils or with colorful turbinado sugar.