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CREAM CHEESE DAINTIES

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Cream Cheese Dainties

This recipe as been a Christmas Favorite of my family for generations. Now I have passed it down to my daughter so she can make tem too, They are very light and airy and Oh yes Very good! Enjoy!

 


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INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup preserves, any flavor
  • nuts of choice, optional

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 375 F.


Mix well first 4 ingredients.


Divide dough in half and chill 1 hour.


On lightly floured surface, roll out 1/8 inch thick.


Use a 2 inch diameter round cookie cutter to cut 3 dozen bases.


Place on ungreased cookie sheet.


Put 1/4 teaspoon preserves in center of each base and sprinkle with nuts.


Use a 1 inch diameter round cookie cutter to cut out tops from remaining dough, rerolling scraps as necessary.


Place a 1 inch top over the preserves on each 2 inch base.


Bake 8-10 minutes.


Store in sealed container.


Makes:36 cookies


RECIPE BACKSTORY

This recipe as been a Christmas Favorite of my family for generations. Now I have passed it down to my daughter so she can make tem too, They are very light and airy and Oh yes Very good! Enjoy!

RECIPE REVIEWS

Nov/30/2007 11:11 am pattit
Wow, these sound fantastic! Thanks for sharing a great recipe!
Nov/30/2007 05:11 pm maizey
My version of Cream Cheese Dainties is a little different then yours. I also have been making them forever it seems. They are great, aren't they!

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