Recipe: Black and White Tea Cookies

BLACK AND WHITE TEA COOKIES

1 (6 oz.) pkg. (1 cup) semi sweet chocolate morsels
2 1/2 cups flour
1 measuring tsp. baking powder
1/2 measuring tsp. salt
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 egg
1 measuring tsp. vanilla extract
2 measuring tsp. water

Melt the chocolate over hot (not boiling) water. Cool 10 minutes.

In small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.

In large bowl, combine sugar, butter and cream cheese. Beat until creamy. Beat in egg and vanilla extract. Gradually add flour mixture. Remove 2 cups dough and chill thoroughly (about 1 hour).

Stir melted chocolate morsels and water into remaining dough.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Form chilled dough into 3/4 inch balls using a rounded 1/2 measuring teaspoon for each. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten with bottom of glass, dipped in flour.

Place chocolate dough into a cookie press and force dough through desired disk onto each cookie circle.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes.