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Cheesecake Cookies
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 1 Minutes
Ready In: 16 Minutes
Servings: 8
These have a light citrus flavor. They just melt in your mouth!! Cook time includes chill time.
Ingredients:
1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
4 ounces cream cheese
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon grated fresh lemon rind
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup fine graham cracker crumbs
4 ounces cream cheese
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon grated fresh lemon rind
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon half-and-half
Directions:
1. Cream butter, cream cheese and sugar until blended.
2. Add egg, lemon rind and lemon juice; mix well.
3. Combine flour and baking powder and add to first mixture and blend well; cover. Chil for at least 1 hour. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in graham cracker crumbs. Arrange on ungreased baking sheets.
4. With finger make an indentation in center of each cookie. Fill with level 1/2 teaspoonful of filling (See below).
5. Bake at 350F for about 20 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool; store airtight.
6. Cheese Filling:.
7. Beat together all filling ingredients until smooth.
By RecipeOfHealth.com