Description
These cookies are delicate when made with a press, or hardy when dropped by spoonfuls. I fill centers of press cookies with preserves or a chocolate chip for added variety.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets.
- In a large bowl
- cream together butter
- cream cheese
- and sugar 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.
- Bake for 15 minutes in preheated oven. Cookies should be pale.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 1 hr
Servings: 72