Cream Cheese Cut-Outs I

A fluffy cookie that tastes like a pastry. I use this simple recipe to cut out heart-shaped cookies for Valentine's Day.

• Calories: 119 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup butter, softened
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup sifted confectioners' sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Cream butter and cream cheese until fluffy; gradually blend in sugar. Stir together flour and salt; stir into creamed mixture. Cover; chill dough several hours or overnight.

Step 3

Divide dough into thirds. On lightly floured surface, roll out dough, one section at a time. (Keep the other sections refrigerated.) Cut out with cookie cutter to desired shapes.

Step 4

Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until firm, but not brown, about 12 minutes. If desired, sift additional confectioners' sugar over slightly warm cookies.