Velvet Shortbread Cutouts

Nancy Kirkelie
Lebanon, OR
Gooseberry Patch In the Kitchen with Family & Friends
pg. 201

2 c. butter, softened
8-oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
2 c. sugar
2 egg yolks
1 t. vanilla extract
4-1/2 c. all-purpose flour

Cream together butter and cream cheese until fluffy. Add sugar, egg yolks and vanilla; blend in flour. Cover and chill 2 hours. Roll out to 1/4 inch thick; cut with cookie cutters. Bake at 350 degrees on a lightly oiled baking sheet 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.