Dutch Cheese Wafers

These are good anytime but especially nice on a Christmas goodie tray.

• Ready In: 27 mins
• Yields: 36 cookies

Ingredients

• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla (or almond if you prefer)
• 1  cup flour
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 18  cherries, halved (maraschino or candied)

Directions

1. Cream together cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla.
2. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together.
3. Add to creamed mixture.
4. Chill 45 minutes.
5. Form mixture into balls (teaspoon).
6. Press thumb in centre of ball and place cherry in depression.
7. Bake at 350°F on ungreased cookie sheet 12 minutes or until cookies are slightly golden.