Gooey Butter Cookies...

Butter, cream cheese, sugar, fresh vanilla bean, can't go wrong, you know these little beauty's will be amazing, nuff said.

Gooey Butter Cookies

• 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoons salt
• 1 8oz package cream cheese
• 1 stick unsalted butter
• 1/2 vanilla bean, scraped (optional but so yummy)
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• zest of one small orange
• Confectioner’s sugar for rolling and dusting

Stir together the flour, baking powder, and salt.  Set aside.  In the bowl of an electric mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the cream cheese, butter, vanilla bean seeds, and sugar together until fluffy.  Add the egg and vanilla extract. Incorporate the flour mixture.  Chill for at least 30 minutes.  Scoop roughly 1-ounce balls and toss in the confectioner’s sugar.  Place on a baking sheet, lined with parchment, a couple of inches apart.  Bake at 325° F until they spread and puff slightly, about 12-16 minutes.  They will be really soft in the center.  If they start to brown, they’ve gone too far.  Cool to room temperature.

These cookies taste better to me cold out of the refrigerator..... cookie doughy yummi-ness.