Back-To-School Pencil Cookies

• 1 c. butter or margarine, softened
• 1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 c. Gold Medal all-purpose flour
• 1 can Betty Crocker Creamy Deluxe ready to spread vanilla frosting
• yellow food coloring
• red food coloring
• approximately 5 doz. miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips
• approximately 5 doz. small gumdrops

1. Heat oven to 375u0b0.
2. Mix margarine and cream cheese in a large bowl.
3. Stir in sugar and vanilla.
4. Stir in flour.
5. Shape rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into 3-inch logs, tapering one end slightly to resemble pencil points.
6. Place two inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
7. Bake approximately 10 minutes or until set but not brown.
8. Cool.

butter, cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, gold medal allpurpose, deluxe, yellow food coloring, red food coloring, semisweet chocolate chips, small gumdrops

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=1064930 (may not work)