Cream Cheese Cookies

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg yolk

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 Colored sprinkling sugar
  • 1 cup Flour
  • 1/4 tsp Kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup Shortening
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla

• Dairy

  • 3 oz Cream cheese

Found on 365daysofbakingandmore.com

Description

Ingredients

• 3 oz. Cream Cheese
• 1/2 cup shortening (you can also substitute butter in the same amount, but Ive always used shortening.)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 cup sifted flour
• 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp.vanilla
• colored sprinkling sugar

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a mixer, cream together cream cheese and shortening.
• Add sugar, egg yolk, flour, salt, and vanilla and thoroughly combine.
• Drop by level teaspoons onto cookie sheet.
• Sprinkle with colored sugars to decorate before placing into the oven.
• Bake for 13-15 minutes or until edges are lightly golden.