Cream Cheese Cookies
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Mom's Christmas Cookies
Yield: 60 Servings Ready in 45 minutes
Cuisine: AmericanMain Ingredient: Cream Cheese
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| 1/2 cupshortening |
| 1 3-ouncecream cheese |
| 1/3 cupsugar |
| 1 egg yolk |
| 1 1/2 tsporange extract |
| 1 1/2 cupsall-purpose flour |
| 1/2 tspsalt |
Cream Cheese Cookies Preparation
1. Cream shortening and cheese until soft.
2. Add sugar gradually, continuing to cream until light and fluffy.
3. Add egg yolk and orange extract; beat well.
4. Sift flour and salt together; add in 3 additions; beat well after each addition.
5. Chill dough 10 minutes.
6. Pack into "Wear-Ever Cookie Gun"; make into desired shapes on ungreased cookie sheet.
7. Bake 7-10 minutes in hot oven (375 degrees)
8. Yield: 5 dozen when dial is set between thin and medium.
Chocolate: substitute 3 T. cocoa for 3 T. flour; add 1/4 tsp. soda and vanilla.
Notes
"These are crisp and have an unusual flavor. Excellent recipe for colored cookies."
Special Christmas cookies mom made every year.l
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