Lemon Delights

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Description

Treat your family with these thumbprint cookies filled with lemony goodness!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 egg yolk, reserving egg white
  • 3 tablespoons ReaLemon® lemon juice from concentrate
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 ¼ cups unsifted flour
  • 1 egg white
  • 2 cups finely chopped nuts
  • 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tablespoon ReaLemon® lemon juice from concentrate
  • 1 drop Yellow food coloring

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients except egg white
  2. flour
  3. nuts and Lemon Cheese Filling. With mixer
  4. beat until well blended. Beat in flour. Wrap dough in plastic wrap.
  5. Chill at least 1 hour.
  6. Shape into 1-inch balls. With mixer
  7. 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).
  8. Bake in preheated 375 degrees oven 10 minutes or until filling is set. Cool slightly; remove from baking sheets. Store tightly covered in refrigerator.
  9. Lemon Cheese Filling Directions: Beat cream cheese
  10. sugar
  11. egg yolk
  12. ReaLemon® and 1 drop of yellow food coloring
  13. if desired
  14. until well blended and smooth.

Prep Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Servings: 60

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