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FESTIVE COOKIE DOUGH




Source of Recipe


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List of Ingredients




3 1/2 c. flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup butter, softened
1 pkg (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
2 cups sugar
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe



In med. bowl, stir together flour and baking powder. Set aside.

In large mixing bowl, beat butter and cream cheese. Add sugar, beat until fluffy. Add egg, vanilla,and almond extract; beat well.

Gradually add flour mixture to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition. Divide dough into thirds (about 2 cups each). Cover and chill overnight or place in moisture and vaporproof plastic bags. Seal, label and freeze up to 3 months.

Bake at 350º for 8 to 10 min.

This dough may be used to make rolled cookies, crescents, balls, or my favorite, thumb print cookies with a preserve filling. Chocolate chips (I use the miniture ones) or finely chopped nuts can be added when you are ready to bake the cookies.

Its a great dough to have mixed up ahead of time for when you are wanting a batch of cookies. What you do with it is limited only by your imagination.

The amount of cookies it will make depends on how you use it but most times will yield 2 doz. per bag.

Posted by: GrandmaCookN/Nancy ~~~Merry Christmas~~and happy baking

I bake the cookie after putting the preserve into the indention. 350º for 8 to 10 min. This is a tender dough which makes it really good for them. Just roll about a 1 to 1 1/2 inch ball. Place on cookie sheet and I just use my thumb to make the indention and fill with 1/2 teaspoon of preserve. I always use parchment paper on the cookie sheets. A marachino cherry is also pretty to put into the indention also instead of preserves.

The cookie should be cooked to where it just begins to get brown at the edges. As with any cookie, let your own oven be your guide. Also the type pan you use will effect the time. I also always use parchment paper. But I have found during my holiday baking that most all of the cookies baked no matter what dough was used they all seemed to take 8 to 10 min.

Make sure to chill the dough.