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Lemon Delights

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Lemon Delights

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Time

0 min

Serving

60 persons

Calories

98

Rating

4.00★ (4)

Author: Victoria Buriak
Treat your family with these thumbprint cookies filled with lemony goodness!

Ingredients

  • butter or margarine: 1 cup (softened)
  • sugar: 1 cup
  • cream cheese: 1 pack (3 ounce pack, softened)
  • egg yolk, reserving egg white: 1 piece
  • ReaLemon® lemon juice from concentrate: 3 Tbsp
  • vanilla extract: 1 tsp
  • salt: 0.25 tsp
  • ¼ cups unsifted flour: 2 piece
  • egg white: 1 piece
  • nuts: 2 cups (finely chopped)
  • cream cheese: 1 pack (3 ounce pack, softened)
  • sugar: 0.25 cup
  • egg yolk: 1 piece
  • ReaLemon® lemon juice from concentrate: 1 Tbsp
  • drop yellow food coloring: 1 piece

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  1. Combine all ingredients except egg white, flour, nuts and Lemon Cheese Filling. With mixer, beat until well blended. Beat in flour. Wrap dough in plastic wrap.
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  2. Chill at least 1 hour.
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  3. Shape into 1-inch balls. With mixer, beat egg white lightly. Dip balls in egg white; roll in nuts. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Press thumb deep into center of each cookie; fill with Lemon Cheese Filling (recipe below).
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  4. Bake in preheated 375 degrees oven 10 minutes or until filling is set. Cool slightly; remove from baking sheets. Store tightly covered in refrigerator.
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  5. Lemon Cheese Filling Directions: Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk, ReaLemon® and 1 drop of yellow food coloring, if desired, until well blended and smooth.
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