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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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Servings          
Original recipe makes 60 Servings
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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Calories Per Serving: 10
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  1. Christmas, Holiday, Dessert, Decoration

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