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2 cups butter, softened
1 8 oz package cream cheese, softened
2 cups sugar
2 egg yolks, beaten
1 tsp vanilla
4 1/2 cups flour
~Preheat oven to 350
~Blend together butter and cream cheese; add sugar, egg yolks and vanilla
~Gradually add flour
~Chill for 2 hours
~Separate dough into sections and on lightly floured surface roll (one section at a time) to 1/4″ thickness and using your favorite cookie cutters cut shapes into the rolled out dough.
~Repeat with remaining dough
~Bake for 10 – 12 minutes. Let cool completely before frosting
Chocolate crumb crust
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup Hershey’s cocoa
4 (8oz) packages cream cheese, softened
1 (14oz) can sweetened condensed milk
4 eggs
1 Tbl vanilla
1/3 cup flour
~Preheat oven to 300
~Prepare chocolate crumb crust according to package directions
~Stir together butter and cocoa until smooth – set aside
~In large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth
~Beat in eggs and vanilla
~Add flour
~Add 1 1/2 cups batter mixture to butter/cocoa mixture – mix well
~Layer prepared springform pan with half vanilla mixture, half chocolate mixture
~Repeat layering with remaining mixtures
~With metal spatula, cut through batters to obtain a “marble” effect
~Bake 50 – 60 minutes or until center is set
~Cool completely and then chill for at least 2 hours before serving
~Refrigerate leftovers
3/4 cup butter
3 1/4 to 3 3/4 cups powdered sugar
1 cup peanut butter
1 Tbl milk
1/2 tsp vanilla
16 oz semi sweet chocolate
1 Tbl shortening
~Melt butter over low heat
~Combine butter and 2 cups powdered sugar, beat until smooth
~Add peanut butter, beat until smooth
~Stir in milk and vanilla
~Beat in enough of the remaining powdered sugar to make firm, crumbly looking mixture
~Roll into 1″ balls
~Chill 1 hour
~Melt chocolate, using dipping fork dip cookie 3/4 way in chocolate
~Place undipped portion up, onto wax or parchment paper
~Chill until firm, store in refrigerator
