Thumbprint Cream Cheese Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
1 c. 4x sugar
1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 1/2 c. sifted all-purpose flour

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar. Add cream cheese and vanilla. Add flour gradually and beat until you can form the dough into balls about the size of walnuts. Place on a cookie sheet and press thumb in center. Put small amount of jelly (guava is good) in each center. Bake at 350\u00b0 about 15 minutes. Cookies do not brown. This recipe can also be put through a cookie press, chilled, rolled and cut into shapes.