Shelly's Recipe

CREAM CHEESE CRESCENT COOKIES

Category: Cookies

3 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup butter, softened
8 oz cream cheese, softened
2 cups sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp almond extract
Almond bark or dipping chocolate
Finely chopped nuts or decorative sugars, optional


Combine flour and baking powder in bowl; stir and set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and cream cheese until light. Add the sugar and beat until fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla, and almond extract. Beat until well blended. Gradually add flour mixture, beating on low after addition.

Divide dough into three portions. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or overnight. Work dough into long strands. Cut and form crescents, or make balls and flatten with fork on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 minutes at 350. Cool cookies before icing.

Icing: Melt chocolate or white chocolate chips and dip cooled cookies. For festive Christmas cookies or holiday cookies, sprinkle with chopped nuts or decorative sugar if desired.