Cranberry Almond Thumbprints | Dakota Layers

Ingredients

• 6 oz Full Fat Cream Cheese, at room temperature
• ½ C (113 g) Salted Butter, at room temperature
• 1 C (200 g)` Granulated Sugar
• 1 Large Dakota Layers Egg, at room temperature
• 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
• ½ tsp Almond Extract Paste (or regular almond extract)
• 2 ½ C (310 g) All Purpose flour
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• ¼ C Sliced Almonds
• Powdered Sugar for rolling and dusting
• 2 Large Dakota Layers Eggs
• ⅔ C (125 g) Granulated Sugar
• ⅔ C Pure Cranberry Juice (*NOT cranberry juice cocktail)
• 3 TBSP Salted Butter
• Juice of ½ a lemon