Working Mom'S Cookie Dough

Name: Working Mom'S Cookie Dough
Ingredients: 3 oz. pkg. cream cheese, completely softened; 1/2 c. butter or margarine, completely softened; 1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar; 1/2 tsp. salt; 1 tsp. vanilla or peppermint flavoring; 1 2/3 c. all-purpose flour (self-rising flour is not recommended)

6 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

3 oz. pkg. cream cheese, completely softened
1/2 c. butter or margarine, completely softened
1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla or peppermint flavoring
1 2/3 c. all-purpose flour (self-rising flour is not recommended)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°.
2

Combine ingredients in large bowl.
3

Stir by hand until well blended.
4

Add 1 cup flour to cream cheese mixture, stirring by hand until dough forms a ball.
5

Knead in bowl or on floured surface 1 to 2 minutes, adding additional flour until smooth, pliable and not sticky.
6

(Dough is easier to shape the more it is handled.)
7

Shape or use cookie cutters to form cookies.