1 cup soft butter
1 3 ounce softened cream cheese
1 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
½ tsp lemon juice
1 tsp lemon rind, grated
2 ½ cups sifted flour
½ tsp salt
Colored sugar
Nutmeats, finely chopped
Cream butter, cream cheese, and sugar well. Add egg yolk and grated lemon and lemon juice. Mix well. Mix until light and fluffy. Add flour and salt. Mix well. Using cookie press, press cookies onto a greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes. Decorate as desired.
Makes about 5 dozen cookies
Cookie Category: Pressed
Difficulty: ★ ★ ☆ ☆
Find it online: https://www.cookiesbybess.com/lemon-flavored-cheese-cookies/