Parties | Real Southern Cooks

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup butter (at room temperature)
• 1/2 cup shortening (at room temperature)
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 3 eggs slightly beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoons vanilla
• 5-6 cups plain flour (enough to form a soft dough)
• 3 cups sugar
• 5 Tablespoons cream or half and half
• 2 8oz bars of cream cheese (can use the 1/3 less fat variety too)
• 1 Tablespoon finely chopped onion