I ran across this recipe on the web while looking for new cookies to send to my brother during his 2nd tour in Iraq. He requested lots of cookies and I loved baking them for him. His request resulted in about 6 or 7 dozen cookies being mailed to the middle east every few weeks. The boxed cookies smelled so good, the mail clerk at the post office requested a few. Lol. I was more than happy to oblige. :-) Besides, I like receiving my mail. AND she knows where I live. Lol!
These cookies can be prepared without fruit topping. They're still just as delicious.
Ingredients
1/2 cup cream cheese, softened at room temperature
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup all purpose flour
strawberry jam/preserves (or whatever flavor you like)
you'll also need parchment paper and toothpicks
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line a baking (cookie)sheet with parchment paper. Be sure to cut to fit so that the paper isn't hanging over the pan.
In a large bowl, beat butter and cream cheese together; about 1 minute.
Gradually beat in sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy.
Add egg and salt to mixture and mix well. About 1-2 minutes.
In a small bowl, whisk together baking powder and flour.
Using a low speed or mixing by hand, gradually add flour mixture to cream cheese mixture.
Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto prepared baking (cookie)sheet.
Spoon 1/4 teaspoon of jam on top of cookie dough and using toothpick, swirl jam around into cookie.
Bake for 12-14 minutes or until the bottom edge of cookies are barely brown.
Makes about 3 dozen.
1 comment:
i made these for a bake sale. they went fast! delicious!!
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