Shulamith's Cheese Cookies - Austria

Have all ingredients at room temperature. Combine cheese, butter, flour & 1/2 egg yolk. Kneed into smooth dough.  Divide dough in halves, roll or flatten each half on a floured surface, cut with small cookie cutters.  Place cookies on  reased, floured cookie sheet, brush with slightly beaten 1/2 yolk. Sprinkle with  herbs.  Bake at 350 F about 15 min.  Do NOT brown.  Let cool. Freezes well. 

Suggested herbs or spices for decorating:
Caraway seed
Chili powder
Poppy seeds
Celery seeds
Herbs de Provence
Ground cumin seed
Gound fennel seed