Cream Cheese Cookies

Subject: Cream Cheese Cookies Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:37 pm

3/4 cup butter or margarine, room temperature

1 small package (3 ounces) cream cheese, room temperature

1 cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 tablespoon lemon juice

2 teaspoons grated lemon peel

2 cups cake flour

1 cup finely chopped pecans

Cream together butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy

Gradually add sugar and beat hard

Stir in vanilla, lemon juice and peel

Add flour mixing well, stir in nuts

Drop by teaspoons onto ungreased baking sheet

Bake at 300F for 20 minutes, or until delicately browned

While hot, roll in powdered sugar

Makes about 4 dozen small cookies

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