Recipe For Cooking Apricot Cream Cheese Thumbprints

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Apricot Cream Cheese Thumbprints

1 1/2 C. butter
1 1/2 C. sugar
8 oz. cream cheese
2 eggs
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 1/2 tea. lemon zest
4 1/2 C. flour
1 1/2 tea. baking powder
1 C. apricot preserves
1/3 C. powderedsugar for decoration

Combine butter, sugar and softened cream cheese; mix until blended. Blend in eggs, lemon juice and rind.

Add combined dry ingredients and mix well. Chill until dough is stiff.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Shape Tbsp.ful of dough into balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and flatten slightly. Indent centers and fill with preserves.

Bake for 15 min. When the cookies have cooled, sprinkle with powderedsugar.