Cream Cheese Snowflake Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. shortening
1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 egg yolk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 Tbsp. grated orange rind (zest)
2 1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. cinnamon

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Cream shortening and cream cheese well. Add sugar and beat in egg yolk, vanilla and orange rind.
Sift flour with salt and cinnamon; add to cream mixture.
Fill cookie press and make cookies using different shapes.
Decorate with colored sugar or red or green sparkles before baking.
Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet at 350\u00b0 for 12 to 15 minutes.
Makes 3 to 4 dozen.