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1
cup butter, softened
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1
3 ounce package cream cheese, softened
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1
cup granulated sugar
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1/4
teaspoon salt
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1
teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel
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1
teaspoon vanilla
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1/2
teaspoon lemon extract
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2
tablespoons cornstarch
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2 1/2
cups all-purpose flour
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2/3
cup blueberry or raspberry jam or preserves
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Finely shredded lemon peel (optional)
1. In a very large bowl, combine butter and cream cheese. Beat with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add granulated sugar and salt. Beat until light and fluffy, scraping side of bowl occasionally. Beat in the 1 teaspoon lemon peel, the vanilla, and lemon extract until combined. Beat in cornstarch. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Using a wooden spoon, stir in any remaining flour. Divide dough in half. Cover and chill for 1 to 2 hours or until dough is easy to handle.
2. Preheat oven to 375 F. On a lightly floured surface, roll out one of the dough portions to an 1/8-inch thickness. Using a round 2-1/2-inch cookie cutter, cut out dough. Place dough rounds 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
3. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon of the jam onto the center of each round. To shape fans, bring opposite sides of each dough circle up over the jam and pinch them together where they meet, forming a point at one end.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute. Transfer cookies to a wire rack; let cool. Repeat with the remaining dough portions. If desired, sprinkle cookies with additional lemon peel before serving. Makes about 54 cookies.
- Storage To Store:Layer cookies between waxed paper in an airtight container; cover. Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 1 month.
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I love these cookies! Just make sure you don't use any type of preserve that has "fruit syrup" as the main ingredient, as the filling will run out of the cookie during baking. Easy, pretty, delicious, perfect for a party!
12/21/2011 01:32:34 PM Report AbuseVery Good! Best jelly filled cookies ever!!!!! 5 stars!!!!
12/16/2011 12:01:02 PM Report AbuseReally great recipe! Perfectly fruity and delicious! I want to eat the whole batch! (Just let them cool for quite a while, the filling in really hot on the inside...)
12/10/2011 08:28:32 PM Report AbuseThis is also good with either nut or poppyseed filling - good dough, but i section off into 1/4 instead of half - so you have less dough to get soft outside the fridge.
10/31/2011 04:29:37 AM Report AbuseExcellent cookies! A party favorite, I made some in little pockets as well, because with the fans the Blueberry was melting off of the edges. Will defininatly keep for next year.
12/27/2009 07:58:58 PM Report Abuse