Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon orange extract (or vanilla)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. On medium-high speed, cream butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar and cream until light.
2. Beat in egg yolk, vanilla and orange extracts, and salt until well blended.
3. Add flour and beat at low speed until flour is thoroughly incorporated. Dough will be soft and sticky.
4. Divide dough into 2 parts and scrape onto plastic wrap. Wrap tightly and refrigerate for 6 to 8 hours or overnight, until firm.
5. Roll out on a floured board or pastry cloth to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut into shapes as desired. If dough begins to stick, return to refrigerator until it firms up again.
6. Bake on lightly greased cookie sheets in a preheated 350-degree oven for 9 to 12 minutes, depending on size. Or, cut and bake as directed in recipe.