Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter or margarine
• 1/4 cup cream cheese
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 3 large egg yolks
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Cream together butter, cream cheese and sugar

3. Beat in egg yolks, vanilla, and almond extracts

4. Add flour, baking soda and cream cheese of tartar

5. Stir well

6. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet

7. Sprinkle with sugar

8. Don’t flatten

9. Bake 12-14 minutes until tops are cracked and just turning light brown

10. Cool for one minute on cookie sheet before transferring to wax paper to cool completely

11. Yeilds 2 1/2 dozen

12. *Tip: You could omit the cream cheese and use 1 cup butter or margarine, but these are fabulous as is!

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