1 lg. pkg. cream cheese
1/2 lb. butter
1 c. powdered sugar
2 egg yolks
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking powder
3 c. flour

ICING:

1/2 stick butter
1 box powdered sugar
3 to 4 tbsp. milk

Icing: Mix with mixer.

Cream together the cream cheese, butter, and powdered sugar. Then add the rest of the ingredients in order. Continue mixing until you have a dough consistency. Roll with a rolling pin and use your choice of cookie cutters. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes. Let cookies cool and then ice them and add decorations.