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1990 Christmas Collection · Mother's Cookbook

Cream Cheese Cookies

Contributed by Kathy Roberts.

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1 (3-ounce) package cream cheese
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • 2½ cups sifted flour

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
  2. Cream shortening until fluffy. Gradually work in cream cheese and sugar until smooth and creamy.
  3. Beat in egg yolk, vanilla and flour.
  4. Drop, roll or press dough into cookies.
  5. Bake at 375°F for 12–15 minutes.

Kitchen and Family Notes

Makes approximately 3 dozen. Family history: these were baked every Christmas. The family recipe was passed down from the owner's mother's stepmother, predating its appearance in the 1990 collection. Preserve separately from Sherry Weed’s similarly named cookies.

Archival recipe preserved from the original source; no new kitchen test claimed.

Original Source

Submitted by Kathy Roberts, Old Fashioned Christmas Recipes, Timesaver Shopping Guide, December 11, 1990, page 25. From Mother's cookbook collection.