Merry Note Cookies Recipe

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These cookies made with a recipe similar to one my mom always used, were a fitting dessert before we set out for caroling for the holidays.—Nella Parker, Hersey, Michigan

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Merry Note Cookies Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 10 min.

Yield: 24 Servings

25 10 35

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
Red and green colored sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate the dough for 2 hours.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a 3-3/4-in. x 2-1/2-in. musical note cookie cutter dipped in flour. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle with colored sugar.
Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until the edges are golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: about 4 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 162 calories, 9 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 33 mg cholesterol, 115 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Merry Note Cookies in Taste of Home December/January 2005, p19

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Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2011 by tsmithdavis

I make a double batch of these every year for christmas, the cream cheese, give a moisture texture. But i use a karo syrup icing recipe for the topping, so you can pack them without stem sticking together. Not a fan of the sugar topping.