Cream Cheese Cookies

Yum! I used my awesome cookie press today. I love this recipe.

My pampered chef cookie press:

The squeezed out cookies:

Delicious cream cheese cookies:

Recipe: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F

1 c white sugar
1 c butter, softened
3 oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp almond extract
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 egg yolk, reserve yolk
2 1/4 c white flour

Combine and mix all ingredients except flour. Slowly add flour. If rolling out and using cookie cutters, refrigerate dough for two hours beforehand. If using a cookie press, immediately load into cookie press and squeeze out, one by one. Brush cookies with egg yolk for a glossy finish.
Bake for 7-10 minutes on un-greased cookie sheet at 350.

Addendum: approximately 6 days after making these, when the supply of them was running low, Daniel goes, "Kimie, I have a plan."

"What's that?"

"We make more of these cookies."

Good plan.