Working Mom'S Cookie Dough - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 oz. pkg. cream cheese, completely softened
1/2 c. butter or margarine, completely softened
1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla or peppermint flavoring
1 2/3 c. all-purpose flour (self-rising flour is not recommended)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Combine ingredients in large bowl.
Stir by hand until well blended.
Add 1 cup flour to cream cheese mixture, stirring by hand until dough forms a ball.
Knead in bowl or on floured surface 1 to 2 minutes, adding additional flour until smooth, pliable and not sticky.
(Dough is easier to shape the more it is handled.)
Shape or use cookie cutters to form cookies.