Cream Cheese Shortbread Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F Lightly grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream together butter, cream cheese, and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in egg yolk and vanilla.
• Stir in flour until well blended.
• Drop dough by spoonfuls onto cookie sheet (or use a cookie press). If desired, make an indentation in the center with your thumb or other object; fill with preserves, or press candy into center.
• Bake for 15 minutes in preheated oven.
• Cookies should be pale.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Beat butter, cream cheese, granulated sugar and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour, beating until well blended after each addition.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place, 2 inches apart, on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake 15 min. or until bottoms of cookies are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks; cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar just before serving. Store in tightly covered container at room temperature.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Beat butter, cream cheese and 3/4 cup sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour, mixing well after each addition. Add nuts; mix well.
• Roll dough into 42 (1-inch) balls. Place, 2 inches apart, on baking sheets sprayed with cooking spray. Use bottom of small glass dipped in remaining granulated sugar to press balls into 1/4-inch-thick rounds.
• Bake 8 to 10 min. or until bottoms are golden brown. Cool 1 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C.)
• Combine butter or margarine, flour and confectioner's sugar and beat for 10 minutes.
• Drop from teaspoon onto cookie sheet. Decorate with maraschino cherry pieces.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 18 minutes, or until bottoms are lightly browned.

Steps:

• preheat oven to 325. cream butter and cheese. add vanilla. stir in flour and sugar. Roll into balls and flatten with a glass. can also be used in a cookie press. You can decorate with sprinkling with sugar. Bake for 18 minutes. cookies will be pale.

Steps:

• Cream butter, suagar, vanilla. Add egg and beat well.
• Stir in sifted dry ingredients. Stir well and form into disk.
• Chill for at least 1 hour.
• Roll out dough 1/4 to 1/2 inches thick and cut out in favorite shapes.
• Place on parchment paper lined baking sheet.
• Bake for 8 - 10 minutes at 375 degrees.
• Transfer on rack until cool.
• Combine cream chees, butter, powdered sugar, milk and extract and mix well until very smooth. Adjust to desired consistency with additional milk or powdered sugar. Tint to desired shades. Store in tighly covered containers.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Place a greased 9-in. springform pan on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 18 in. square). Wrap foil securely around pan. Place on a baking sheet., In a small bowl, mix flour, sugar and lemon zest; cut in butter until crumbly. Add egg yolks and vanilla, tossing with a fork until mixture pulls together., Press onto bottom and 1-1/2 in. up sides of prepared pan. Bake until lightly browned, 12-16 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in cream, flour, vanilla, lemon juice and zest. Add eggs and egg yolks; beat on low speed just until blended. Pour into crust. Place springform pan in a larger baking pan; add 1 in. of hot water to larger pan., Bake until center is just set and top appears dull, 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours. Remove springform pan from water bath. Cool cheesecake on a wire rack 10 minutes. Loosen sides from pan with a knife; remove foil. Cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight, covering when completely cooled. Remove rim of pan. In a small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Gradually add cranberry and lemon juices. Stir in 1 cup raspberries. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in butter., Strain sauce; discard seeds. Cool to room temperature. Stir in the blueberries, blackberries and remaining raspberries. Serve with cheesecake.