Cream Cheese Cookies

These are so perfect on those cold winter nights when you are laid back in your cozy

chair, drinking your tea and enjoying these spiced cream cheese cookies.

Yields: Makes 36 cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Cream Cheese, softened
• 2 cups Flour
• 2 cups Sugar
• 1 cup Butter, softened
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• 3⁄4 tsp Cinnamon
• 1⁄4 tsp Ginger
• 1⁄4 tsp Clove
• 1⁄4 tsp Nutmeg
• 11⁄2 tsps Baking Powder

Method of preparation:

• 1. Preheat the oven at 350F. Grease baking sheets.
• 2. Mix together the flour, nutmeg, baking powder, ginger, ground cloves and
• cinnamon.
• 3. In another bowl, blend the butter and cream cheese. Stir in the vanilla and
• sugar.
• 4. Gradually add the flour and spice mixture and mix well.
• 5. Make cookies from the dough and place them on the baking sheets.
• 6. Bake in the preheated oven for about 10-15 minutes.
• 7. Serve warm or leave to cool a bit before serving.