Creamcheesefingercookies Recipes

PISTACHIO CREAM CHEESE FINGERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, dry pudding mix, baking powder, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Cover dough, and refrigerate for at least one hour for easier handling.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Shape teaspoonfuls of dough into finger shapes, about 1 1/2 inches long. Place cookies on prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 9 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until set and very lightly browned on bottoms. Cool completely on a wire rack.
• In small saucepan over low heat, melt together chocolate and shortening, stirring constantly until smooth and well blended. Drizzle a small amount of chocolate over each cookie. Allow the chocolate to set before storing.

CREAM CHEESE COOKIE CUPS

Steps:

• Cut cookie dough in half (save 1 portion for another use). With floured hands, press about 1 tablespoon of dough onto the bottom and up the sides of 12 ungreased miniature muffin cups. Bake at 350° until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. , Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, reshape the puffed cookie cups. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Spoon into cookie cups. Store in the refrigerator.

RICH AND BUTTERY CREAM CHEESE FINGER COOKIES

Steps:

• Set oven to 375 degrees.
• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and cream cheese.
• Beat in vanilla.
• Combine the flour, sugar and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture.
• Stir in pecans (dough will be crumbly).
• Shape by tablespoonfuls into 2-inch logs.
• Place 2-inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 12-14 minutes, or until just lightly browned.
• Remove the warm cookies from baking sheet; roll in icing sugar to coat.
• Cool on wire racks.

CREAM CHEESE FINGER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and cream cheese.
• Beat in vanilla.
• Combine the flour, sugar and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture.
• Stir in pecans.
• Dough will be crumbly.
• Shape tablespoonsfuls into 2-inch logs and place 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake at 375° for 12-14 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar; cool on wire racks.
• You can drizzle melted chocolate over the cookies if you desire.