Melting Moments I

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 ounces cream cheese
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 drops red food coloring

Recipe

• cream butter, slowly add cornstarch and 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar; beat til fluffy. stir in flour with wooden spoon (very soft dough). cover and chill 1 hour.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (180 degrees c).
• roll dough into 24, 1 inch balls. place 1 and 1/2 inches apart on ungreased sheet. press slight indentation on top of each cookie. bake for 10-12 minutes until firm, not brown. cool, top with icing.
• to make icing: blend cream cheese and 1 cup powdered sugar til smooth. mix in vanilla or 1/4 t. of another extract and a few drops of food coloring. mix well.