Cream Cheese Cookies

•  1 3/4 C flour
• 1/2 t salt
• 1/2 t baking powder
• 1/2 C unsalted butter
• 4 oz cream cheese
• 1 C sugar
• 1 egg 
• 2 t vanilla

• combine flour, salt & baking powder - set aside
• cream butter & cream cheese
• beat sugar into cream cheese & butter until light & fluffy
• add egg & vanilla
• scrape down side of bowl and mix 1 more time
• add dry ingredients
• give mixture 1 more stir
• optional - I add 1C chocolate chips
• cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour
• -------------------
• heat oven to 375
• wet hands
• roll dough into 2T size balls
• bake ~  10 mins