Vanilla Shortbread Poppers

By carol gorman

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup corn starch
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 pkg. (250 g) Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, softened
• 2-2/3 cups icing sugar, divided
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 325ºF.

Mix flour, corn starch and salt until blended. Beat butter, cream cheese and 2/3 cup sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add vanilla; mix well. Gradually add flour mixture, mixing well after each addition.

Roll dough into 1/2-inch balls; place, 1/2 inch apart, on parchment-covered baking sheets.

Bake 25 to 28 min. or until bottoms are golden brown. Cool on baking sheets 1 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

Place remaining sugar in medium bowl. Add cookies, in batches; toss to evenly coat with sugar. Gently shake off excess sugar.