Cream Cheese Cookies

dessert

Cream Cheese Cookies — front of the card
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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

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