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Cream Cheese Cookies II

By: Michelle Strain 
"These cookies are always a hit with my friends. They are soft and delicious!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (6)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 4 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. Cream together white and brown sugars, butter or margarine, eggs, baking soda, salt, and vanilla. Spoon in flour and mix well. Mix in 1 cup chopped pecans.
  3. Drop by teaspoon onto cookie sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Let cookies cool, then place filling on one cookie and put together like a sandwich.
  4. To Make Filling: Mix together cream cheese, confectioner's sugar and 1 cup chopped pecans (optional). Spread on cooled cookies.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 381 | Total Fat: 18.1g | Cholesterol: 48mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 10, 2006 by Elisa G.K.   view full review
These cookies did not need the cream cheese frosting at all - in fact, I thought it detracted...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 2, 2009 by LuLu   view full review
DELICIOUS!!! I made these as a desert for some company we had over the weekend and they loved...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2007 by Glo   view full review
I love cream cheese so I decided to make these. The taste at first is odd but you get used to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2006 by golfermom3   view full review
Very easy to make with a fantastic chewy taste. I made these for Christmas and put red food...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2010 by tracyelewis Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Definitely did not need the cream cheese filling. I thought that it made the cookies overly...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 25, 2004 by CORNPALACECITY   view full review
This was the best recipe I have ever made -- my family loved it.

 

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