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Apricot Cream Cheese Thumbprints

List of Ingredients




1-1/2 cups butter
1-1/2 cups white sugar
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
2 eggs
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1-1/2 teaspoons lemon zest
4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup apricot preserves
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
for decoration



Recipe



1 Combine butter/margarine, sugar and softened cream cheese and mix until blended. Blend in eggs, lemon juice and rind.
2 Add combined dry ingredients and mix well. Chill until dough is stiff.
3 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
4 Shape tablespoonfuls of dough into balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and flatten slightly.
Indent centers and fill with preserves.
5 Bake for 15 minutes. When the cookies have cooled, sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.
Makes 7 dozen ( 42 servings.