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Prep Time: 25 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 40 Minutes Servings: 108 |
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My mother made the yummy tinted cookies at Christmastime, and she always baked a big batch. My sister, brothers and I had lots of fun decorating them with colored sprinkles...and sampling them, too! Ingredients:
1 cup shortening |
1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened |
1 cup sugar |
1 egg yolk |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel |
2-1/2 cups king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
food coloring, optional |
nonpareils and colored sugar, optional |
Directions:
1. In a large bowl, cream the shortening, cream cheese and sugar. Beat in egg yolk, vanilla and lemon peel. Combine the flour, salt and cinnamon; gradually add to creamed mixture. Beat in food coloring if desired. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until easy to handle.
2. Using a cookie press fitted with the disk of your choice, press dough 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle with nonpareils and colored sugar if desired. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until set (do not brown). Remove to wire racks. Yield: about 9 dozen.
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