Cream Cheese Cookies

 

Ingredients:

113 g. unsalted butter (room temperature)

113 g. cream cheese (room temperature)

1/3 cup granulated sugar (add 1/2 cup if you prefer sweeter)

1 egg

1/2 tsp. baking powder (sifted)

1 3/4 cups plain flour (sifted)

1/2 tsp. salt

Powdered sugar, for dusting

Methods:

1. In a mixer bowl, cream butter and cream cheese until combined.
2. Add sugar and beat 1 minute, then add egg and mix until combined.
3. In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
4. Add the flour mixture into the butter mixture in 3 parts, and mix to combine.  Scrap the sides of the bowl down in between to ensure even mixing.  Cover the dough and chill for 1 hour in the fridge.
5. Once chilled, roll the dough into balls about 1 1/2".  Place on lined baking sheet, about 1" apart.  Flatten gently with your fingers.
6. Bake in a preheated oven of 9-11 minutes.  The top should remain pale while the bottoms should be golden.
7. Remove from oven, transfer to a wire rack to cool, then dust with powdered sugar to serve.  
8. Enjoy...

I adapted this recipe from '12tomatoes.com' with a slight adjustment to suit my baking preference.