Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

Method

1. I

   Cream butter and cream cheese in large mixer bowl.

2. II

   Beat in sugar until smooth.

3. III

   Beat in egg and vanilla.

4. IV

   Stir in flour and baking powder.

5. V

   Chill several hours (I would say 3 hours).

6. VI

   Heat oven to 375 degrees.

7. VII

   Roll dough into small balls.

8. VIII

   Place on ungreased cookie sheet.

9. IX

   Flatten with a glass that has been dipped in vanilla sugar (sugar in which you have stored a vanilla bean) or plain sugar.

10. X

    Bake 10 to 15 minutes, until the edges are lightly browned.

11. XI

    Cool on wire racks.