Lemon Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies | epicuricloud (Tina Verrelli)

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (305 grams)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (I use coarse kosher salt, if using table salt, you may want to use a little less.)
• 1/2 cup (1-stick) butter, softened
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar (plus extra for forming cookies)
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest (from 1 lemon)
• 4 tablespoons butter, softened
• 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice (from 1 lemon)
• yellow food coloring & sprinkles (if desired)