Cream Cheese Cookies

Name: Cream Cheese Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 dozen
Ingredients: ¾ cup butter or margarine; 1 small (3 oz.) package cream cheese; 1 cup confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 2 teaspoons lemon peel; 2 cups cake flour; 1 cup finely chopped pecans; Additional confectioners' sugar for rolling

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butter · cream cheese · confectioners' sugar · vanilla · lemon juice · lemon peel · cake flour · pecan

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15 min active · 35 min total · 4 dozen (times estimated)

Ingredients

¾ cup butter or margarine
1 small (3 oz.) package cream cheese
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons lemon peel
2 cups cake flour
1 cup finely chopped pecans
Additional confectioners' sugar for rolling

Steps

Preheat oven to 300°F.
Mix all ingredients together well: butter or margarine, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, vanilla, lemon juice, lemon peel, cake flour, and chopped pecans.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 300°F for 20 minutes.
While still hot, roll cookies in confectioners' sugar.
Makes 4 dozen cookies.