Star-Shaped Jam Cookies - cream cheese

Method

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Beat cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
• Add flour; mix well.
• Cover.
• Refrigerate 30 min.
• Place dough on floured surface; roll out to 1/8-inch thickness.
• Cut out with 2-inch star cookie cutter to make 72 stars, rerolling dough scraps as necessary.
• Cut a smaller star shape out of the centre of half of the cut shapes.
• Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets and bake for 10 to 12 min.
• or until lightly browned.
• Cool 3 min.
• on baking sheets; transfer to wire racks.
• Cool completely.
• Spoon 1/2 tsp.
• jam on the cookies that are whole.
• Sandwich together with cut out cookies.
• Dust with icing sugar.