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August 8, 2011
Buttery Pastel Cookies
Cookies For All Occasions
Prep time:
30 minutesCooking time:
20 minutes“These distinctive and low-cost cookies are party-perfect, so keep a baked batch in the freezer for up to 3 months for unexpected guests. Dress them up with a drizzle of white icing.”
Ingredients
Serves 60
- 2 sticks margarine, softened
- 1 (3-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- Food coloring
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease 2 baking sheets. Combine margarine, cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk and vanilla in a bowl. Beat with an electric mixer set at medium speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
2
Add flour to bowl. Beat well. Divide mixture into 2 or 3 portions. Add a different food coloring to each. Mix well. Refrigerate 1 portion while you work with the other.
3
Roll 1-tablespoon portions of dough into balls. Place on prepared baking sheets. Flatten slightly.
4
Bake cookies until edges are golden, about 10 minutes. Remove and cool. Repeat with remaining dough.
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For quick cookies at a moment's notice, roll the dough into a log and store in the freezer. Slice off a few or a whole batch of cookies as needed.
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