Name: Cream Cheese Cutouts with Royal Icing
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 1 cup butter (at room temperature); 4 ounces cream cheese (at room temperature); 1 cup granulate sugar; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 large egg; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (I use King Arthur); For the icing:; Adapted from Alton Brown; 4 ounces pasteurized egg whites; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 4 cups confectioners' sugar