Cream Cheese Delights

Name: Cream Cheese Delights
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 dozen
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter-flavored shortening; 3 ounces cream cheese, softened; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 large egg yolk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt; Halved maraschino cherries or candied cherries

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Total Time:Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Agnes Golian

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Updated on Oct. 22, 2022

These cute cherry-topped cookies are as light as air and so easy to make. They’re perfect for entertaining or most any time of the year. —Agnes Golian, Garfield Heights, Ohio

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Cream Cheese Delights

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Yield:2 dozen

Prep:25 min

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter-flavored shortening
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
Halved maraschino cherries or candied cherries

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Directions

1
In a small bowl, cream the shortening, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well.

2
Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Top each with a cherry half. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool for 1 minute before removing to wire racks.