Cream Cheese Refrigerator Cookies |
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Prep Time: 120 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 135 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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These can also be rolled into logs and sliced after the appropriate chilling time. They keep in the freezer for several months. Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter |
1 cup sugar |
1 well beaten egg |
3 ounces cream cheese, softened |
2 tablespoons buttermilk or 2 tablespoons yogurt |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
2 cups sifted flour |
1/8 teaspoon baking soda |
1/2 teaspoon baking powder (double acting) |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
cinnamon sugar, as needed |
Directions:
1. Blend until creamy the butter, sugar and egg. Beat cream cheese into this mixture, mixing in the buttermilk and vanilla also.
2. Beat in the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
3. After being chilled (a couple of hours or so) this dough may be rolled to paper thinness, cut into shapes and baked.
4. Sprinkle before baking with sugar and cinnamon. Preheat oven to 350ºF and bake from 12 to 15 minutes.
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