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Ingredients
| cream cheese: 8 oz |
| salted butter: 3/4 cup |
| granulated sugar: 1 cup |
| vanilla extract: 2 tsp |
| lemon extract: 2 tsp |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 2 1/4 cups |
| baking soda: 1/2 tsp |
| lemon peel: 1 Tbl (grated) |
| lemon juice: 1 Tbl |
| powdered sugar (unsifted): 1 cup |
| almonds (sliced): 1 cup |
Lemon Cream Cheese Star Cookies
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
30 min -
Cook Time
45 min -
Servings
4 serving(s)
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Beat cream cheese, butter, sugar vanilla, and lemon extract in mixer bowl on medium speed until creamy.
- Add flour, baking soda, lemon peel, until well blended.
- Chill dough 1 hour or overnight.
- Roll dough on well-floured surface into about 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into star (or any other) shape with a cookie cutter.
- Bake on greased cookie sheets for 8-10 minutes, until edges start to slightly brown. Remove to wire rack to cool.
- Mix the lemon juice and powdered sugar to make a glaze. Assemble all cookies on baking sheets and drizzle glaze on them. Immediately press sliced almonds into glaze.