White Velvet Cookies

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Egg yolks

• Baking & Spices

  • 4 1/2 cups Flour
  • 1 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla

• Dairy

  • 1 1/2 cup Butter
  • 1 (8 oz package Cream cheese

Found on bakingwithmom.com

Description

Ingredients

• 1½ cup butter (soften)
• 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese
• 1½ cup sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1½ tsp vanilla
• 4½ cups flour

Directions

• Mix butter and cream cheese together in large bowl, using a hand mixer
• Add sugar, egg yolks, vanilla and blend well
• Stir in flour, a cup at a time
• Roll on a floured counter top and roll out to about ⅓ to ½ inch thickness
• Cut into circles, using cutters (or top of glass)
• Bake on lightly greased cookie sheets at 350* for 8-10 minutes
• Heat 4 T butter and 2 T water and melt (25 seconds). Whisk in powdered sugar until it is the consistency you want (I used about 1 cup)
• Dip cooled cookies in frosting one at a time, set on rack to harden