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Mertle's Cheese Cookies Recipe

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Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 sticks butter (softened)
1/2 pound cream cheese (softened)
2 cups flour

Filling:
1/2 pound cream cheese
1 egg yolk
grated rind of one lemon
sugar and lemon to taste
Directions:
Directions:
Mix butt erne cream cheese until smooth. Add flour and form dough. Refrigerate overnight. Make filling and refrigerate. Cut and roll dough out in squares and put filling in center and pinch up.
Bake in hot over 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden. Glaze while hot with confectioners sugar, about 1 cup and half & half enough to blend until smooth.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
30 cookies
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
Overnight
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This was a recipe that Bea Weber brought back from France. Delicious cookies. My mother loved making these cookies

 

 

 

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