Butter and Cream Cheese Cookies

Recipe courtesy of wedding905

• 1 cup butter
• 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups sifted regular all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder

In a mixing bowl cream together butter and cream cheese; gradually add sugar and beat until light and fluffy.  Beat in egg yolk and vanilla.  Sift together flour, salt and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture.  With cookie press form cookies on ungreased baking sheet.  Bake 12-15 minutes in preheated 350 degree oven.  Remove to wire rack to cool.  Makes about 8 dozen.

Note:  Before baking dough may be tinted different colors or sprinkled with colored sugar.  You can also roll the cookies into balls if you do not wish to use a cookie press.