Snowflakes

Snowflakes

1 cup butter

1 3-ounce package cream cheese

1 cup sugar

1 egg yolk

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon grated orange zest

2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 F. Cream together butter, cream cheese and sugar. Beat in egg yolk, vanilla and orange zest. Sift together flour, salt, and cinnamon. Gradually blend flour mixture into butter mixture. Fill cookie press. Form cookies on ungreased cookie sheets. Sprinkle with colored sugar, if desired. Bake 12 to 15 minutes. Remove at once to cooling racks.

YIELD: About 66 cookies

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