Cream Cheese Finger Cookies

Name: Cream Cheese Finger Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 dozen.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 4 ounces cream cheese, softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon sugar; Dash salt; 1 cup finely chopped pecans; Confectioners' sugar

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min. YIELD: 2 dozen.

These cream cheese finger cookies are one of my mom's specialties. Because of the butter and cream cheese, they're very rich. Plus, the pecans add wonderful flavor. They're great with a hot cup of coffee or a tall glass of milk. —Jeanne Voss, Anaheim Hills, California

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
Dash salt
1 cup finely chopped pecans
Confectioners' sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, cream butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy, 3-4 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour, sugar and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in pecans (dough will be crumbly).
2. Shape by tablespoonfuls into 2-in. logs. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until lightly browned, 12-14 minutes. Carefully roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar. Cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 118 calories, 9g fat (4g saturated fat), 15mg cholesterol, 52mg sodium, 8g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

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