Ingredients for - Cream Cheese Cut-Outs II

1. Butter, softened ½ cup
2. Cream cheese 1 (3 ounce) package
3. White sugar 1 cup
4. Egg 1
5. Vanilla extract ½ teaspoon
6. All-purpose flour 2 cups
7. Baking powder ½ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Cream Cheese Cut-Outs II

1 . Stage

In a large bowl, cream together the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Combine the flour and baking powder; stir into the creamed mixture. Divide dough into two pieces, cover and chill until firm, about 1 hour.

2 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut in to desired shapes using cookie cutters and place the cookies at least 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.

3 . Stage

Bake for 7 to 9 minutes in the preheated oven, until bottoms are lightly browned and cookies are firm. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.