Cream Cheese Cookies

By karen1

Ingredients

• 1 c. (2 Sticks) butter or margarine
• 3 ounces cream cheese
• 1 c. sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 1/2 c. flour
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• pecan halves
• Variation candied cherries instead of pecans

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Cream butter and cream cheese. Add sugar gradually beat in egg yolk and vanilla. Add flour. Chill dough 1 hour. Shape in 1 inch balls. Place on greased cookie sheet press pecan half on each ball. Bake at 325 degrees for 12 - 15 minutes.