If you bake cookies for the holidays then here is a new recipe to try. I got this recipe from a scrapbook message board. It was posted and 100's of people replied how good it was. The cookies are very soft. I like to ice these types of cookies. The original recipe calls for lemon icing. If you like lemon then make them with that icing. I hate lemon in my desserts so I took out the lemon juice and lemon rind and used a tsp of real almond extract. I also think it would be good with chocolate drizzled on top.
Cream Cheese Cookies
1 cup butter
1 sm pkg of Cream Cheese (3oz)
1 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
2.5 cups flour
1 tsp. vanilla
Cream butter and cream cheese . Slowly add sugar beat until fluffy
Beat in egg yolk, add flour and vanilla. Mix Well. Chill dough
For at least 1 hour. Shape into 1 inch balls. Place on greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 325 degrees for 12-15 mins.
Frosting
2 cups powdered sugar
4 tablespoons lemon juice
4 tablespoons of butter
1 grated lemon rind
Cream butter and add sugar slowly add lemon juice and rind.
Spread on warm cookies
