Weight Watchers Classic Sugar Cookies - Points = 1

• all-purpose flour↗3 cups
• baking powder↗2 teaspoons
• baking soda↗1 teaspoon
• ground nutmeg↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• butter↗1⁄4 cup
• neufchatel cheese↗1⁄4 cup
• granulated sugar↗1 cup
• vanilla extract↗1 teaspoon
• large egg↗1
• skim milk↗1⁄2 cup
• all-purpose flour↗1 teaspoon

  for rolling out dough

• colored crystal sugar↗1⁄3 cup

  for decorating

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350ºF.

2. 2

   In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and nutmeg; set aside.

3. 3

   Place butter and cheese in a large bowl; cream using an electric mixer. Add sugar and beat until batter is pale yellow; beat in vanilla extract and egg.

4. 4

   Add about 1/3 of flour mixture and 1/3 of milk to cheese mixture; mix batter on low speed until just combined. Repeat 2 more times with remaining flour mixture and milk, until thoroughly combined into cheese mixture.

5. 5

   Shape dough into a ball and loosely cover with plastic wrap. Using your palms, press down on plastic wrap to flatten dough into a hamburger shape; refrigerate for at least 30 minutes and up to 2 days.

6. 6

   Sprinkle a teaspoon of flour on a flat work surface. Pull off about 1/3 of dough and, using a rolling pin, roll out dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Using a 3-inch circular cookie cutter, cut cookies out of dough and place on ungreased baking sheets. Roll up dough scraps and add back to dough ball. Pull off another 1/3 of dough and repeat process until all dough is used — recipe will make approximately 45 cookies.

7. 7

   Sprinkle cookies with colored sugar and bake until edges just start to turn golden, about 10 to 12 minutes. Remove cookies to wire racks and cool completely. Yields 1 cookie per serving.