Cream Cheese Butter Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups flour, sifted
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter, softened
2 ounces cream cheese
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
1 lemon, rind of, finely grated
1 teaspoon lemon extract (optional) or 1 teaspoon orange oil (optional)

Preparation

Sift four and salt, together. Cream butter and cheese, slowly adding sugar, and mix well. Beat in egg yolk, then the flavoring. Dough will be STICKY!. Chill dough at least 4 hours (overnight is better, though!).
Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Roll out dough (on floured surface) to about 1/4\" thickness, if using molds. Imprint, cut, and place on cookie sheet.
If not molding/imprinting cookies, make into smallish balls, squash flat with your palms, and place on cookie sheet. Prick each blob with a fork.
Bake 10-12 minutes, until cookies are JUST turning light brown around the edges. Transfer onto a wire rack to cool.
Once cooled completely, they can be stored in airtight containers.