Cream Cheese Christmas Cookies
Description
These look so nice for Christmas with the red and green sprinkles.
Ingredients
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1 cup butter, softened
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1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
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1 cup white sugar
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup chopped pecans
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1/2 cup green sugar crystals
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1/2 cup red sugar crystals
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1 cup pecan halves
Directions
1
Cream together the butter and cream cheese. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until light and fluffy.
2
Combine the flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture, beating until well blended. Stir in chopped pecans. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
3
On four sheets of aluminum foil, shape dough into four 6 inch rolls, 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap each roll tightly in foil and refrigerate over night.
4
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line cookie sheets with foil. Remove rolls of dough from refrigerator one at a time. Coat each roll with red or green sugar crystals; cut dough into 1/4 inch slices.
5
Place on prepared cookie sheets; top each cookie with a pecan half. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until bottom of cookie is lightly browned when lifted.