Shelly's Recipe

CREAM CHEESE COOKIES II

Category: Cookies

1 cup sifted flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 (3 oz) pkg cream cheese, softened
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp almond flavoring
wheat cereal flakes, crushed
pecan halves

Sift flour, baking powder, and salt. Cream sugar, butter, cream cheese, and flavorings. Stir in flour mixture. Chill dough. Form chilled dough into walnut-sized balls.

Roll ball in the crushed wheat flakes; place on ungreased baking sheets about 2 inches apart. Top cookie with pecan. Bake at 350 for about 12 to 15 minutes. Remove cookies to a wire rack to cool completely. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.