MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Cream Cheese Cookies Categories: Cookies, Snacks Yield: 22 cookies 1/2 c Butter; room temperature 4 oz Cream cheese; room temperature 1 c Granulated sugar 1 lg Egg; room temperature 1 ts Vanilla extract 1 ts Almond extract (optional) 1/2 ts Baking powder 1 3/4 c Cake flour Beat butter and cream cheese together until well creamed and lightened. Add and beat in the sugar for a minute. Next add in egg and extracts. Beat it in until combined. Beaten butter, cream cheese and sugar in a glass mixing bowl. Sift and add cake flour and baking powder in 2-3 additions. Mix it all in and form the dough. Cover and chill the dough for an hour in refrigerator. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 375°F. Take the dough out of refrigerator and divide it into 20-22 balls. Place them on lined baking tray and bake for about 9-11 minutes or until the cookies look puffy and the underside edges will appear golden. Allow to cool the cookie for 5 minutes on the tray and then transfer to a wire stand to cool further down. When the cookie are cooled down, you can sprinkle them with powdered sugar. This step is optional, but it makes cookies look prettier. Cookies stay fresh stored at room temperature covered tightly for 2-3 days. Baked or unbaked cookie dough balls can be frozen for up to 2 months. No need to thaw dough balls before baking, just bake them for a minute longer. RECIPE FROM: https://greedyeats.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM