Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2010

I used the 8 ounces of cream cheese as suggested and 1 3/4 cups of flour. I also put rasberry perserves on top. But I have to say that these cookies reminded me of a biscuit.

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Jojo

Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2010

As some pointed out added 8 oz of cream cheese and lemon juice with rind the kids went crazy

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Holls

Reviewed: Feb. 27, 2010

I have to say i was very disappointed with these cookies. I followed the recipe exactly and they taste just like salty flour with a little cream cheese aftertaste. sorry.

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beckaboo86

Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2010

This is the easiest cookie recipe I have ever used. I modified it somewhat and used 4 oz of cream cheese. I pressed a pecan half into each cookie and drizzled them with a glaze of powdered sugar, milk and vanilla. I will keep this recipe close for a quick treat or dessert. I'm sure it will encounter several variations, this is an excellent base for lots of flavors.

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Teaky

Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2010

These were an absolutely delicious base, but they are a touch bland without some decorating or interesting additives. I dipped each in little red and green nonpareils and they were lovely but I couldn't help wanting to turn them into sandwich cookies with some chocolate fudge. All in all, I loved them and I will be making them again!

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Carrot Top Christie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 27, 2009

Definitely use an entire 8oz block of cream cheese. Three ounces doesn't cut it. Also cut the flour back a bit. Makes all the difference.

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Sweetness

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Bucksport, Maine, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2009

I couldn't get these to stick from the cookie press at all. I tried chilling the dough, chilling the sheets, nothing worked. I ended up dropping them on the sheet, rounded but they didn't cook all the way through in 15 minutes. Won't make this again.

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Emma

Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2009

My Mom has been making these cookies for Christmas since I was a little boy (48 now...). She always doubled the batch and made half green and half red (she used 8oz. cream cheese for each batch), then she Pressed them through cookie press in Tree shapes and wreath shapes. She used Chocolate, colored and many other type of sprinkles. She used Rum extract on a small handful of a batch. Every year everybody looked so forward to these cookies!!!! Now that she has passed I make them, but must have made a mistake with the flour when rewriting it.... they always tasted too flour-ey... but thanks to you great people I fixed it, made them and they are great!!!! Thanks!!!

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Johnny T

Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2009

This is the same recipe that my grandmother who was born in 1903 used. It is correct as written. The cookies get there sweetness from the sugar spinkle on top. Instead of using a cookie press, I roll the cookies, dip in sprinkles and flatten with a glass bottom. They look like bakery cookies and ALWAYS get rave reviews.

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hmcarron

Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2009

good recipe ...needed to use eight ounces cream cheese....they were good but wanted more cream cheese taste so added another three ounces....better...next time will use even more cream cheese....

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