Being that this sugar cookie recipe is the one I use most for decorating cookies, I should have posted about it way earlier on my blog. Oh well, better late than never. I’ll be upfront and say that, even though I use this recipe a lot, I’m not a big fan of sugar cookies. I don’t hate them. I just think they taste, well… plain. I have tried many recipes out there. Most of them have pretty much the same ingredients: flour, sugar, eggs, butter, and vanilla extract. However, with helpful hints and suggestions on the internet I found a secret ingredient that I think makes a big difference– CREAM CHEESE. Just throwing in a small amount to the batch adds a creamy flavor but still makes for a sturdy cookie.