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Walnut Cheesecake Cookies
Diane
"This has been a favorite Christmas cookie for years -- a bit of trouble to make but well worth it. Melt in your mouth goodness."
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Ingredients
servings 260 calsOriginal recipe yields 12 servings (2 1/2 dozen)
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Cream butter, cream cheese, egg yolk, vanilla, lemon peel and salt until fluffy. Gradually mix in confectioners' sugar, then the flour to make stiff dough.
- Chill dough for 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Shape dough into 30 - one inch balls.
- Beat egg white until foamy. Dip balls in egg white then roll in chopped nuts. Arrange 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet and make a depression in each with your thumb.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, until cookies begin to brown on the bottoms. Carefully remove to wire rack and while hot fill each depression with 1/2 teaspoon of apricot preserves or your favorite jam.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 260 calories; 17 g fat; 24.6 g carbohydrates; 3.7 g protein; 44 mg cholesterol; 130 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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12/6/2006
These cookies are delicious. Use a processer to get fine walnut crumbs. A little messy to make but definitely worth it.