Apricot Cream Cheese Thumbprints
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 C. butter or margarine
- 1 1/2 C. white sugar
- 1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese
- 2 eggs
- 2 Tbs. lemon juice
- 1 1/2 tsp. lemon zest
- 4 1/2 C. all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 C. apricot preserves
- 1/3 C. confectioners' sugar for decoration
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine butter or margarine, sugar, and softened cream cheese and mix until blended. Blend in eggs, lemon juice and lemon zest. In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients. Add dry ingredients to wet and mix well. Chill until dough is stiff. Shape tablespoonfuls of dough into balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and flatten slightly. Indent centers and fill with preserves. Bake for 15 minutes. When the cookies have cooled, sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.
Makes 7 dozen cookies.
