Impatient Person's "I'm Hungry" Cookies (1986 Winner)

Cookie & Bar

Difficulty: Easy Servings: 36 Source:

Ingredients

1 cup Unsalted butter softened

8 ounces Cream cheese softened

1 1/2 cups Sugar

1 Egg

1 tablespoon Vanilla

3 cups Flour

1 tablespoon Baking powder

Directions

Cream butter and cream cheese in large mixer bowl. Beat in sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Stir in flour and baking powder. Chill several hours.

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Roll dough into small balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten with a glass that has been dipped in vanilla sugar (sugar in which you have stored a vanilla bean) or plain sugar.

Bake 10 to 15 minutes, until the edges are lightly browned. Cool on wire racks.

Notes

From the Chicago Tribune annual Food Guide Holiday Cookie Contest December 4, 1986

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