Cream Cheese Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter , softened
• 1 package cream cheese , 8 ounce
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 0.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2.5 cups all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets.

2. 2

   Beat butter, cream cheese, and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla. Stir in flour until well blended. Drop dough by spoonfuls or use a cookie press to place onto prepared cookie sheets. If using floral cookie press design, make an indentation in the center with a thimble, fill with preserves, or press candy into center.

3. 3

   Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Cookies will still be pale. Cool cookies on baking sheets. They will harden slightly as they cool.