1 cup butter
1 3-ounce package cream cheese
1 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350 F. Cream together butter, cream cheese and sugar. Beat in egg yolk, vanilla and orange zest. Sift together flour, salt, and cinnamon. Gradually blend flour mixture into butter mixture. Fill cookie press. Form cookies on ungreased cookie sheets. Sprinkle with colored sugar, if desired. Bake 12 to 15 minutes. Remove at once to cooling racks.
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Geneva Dec 14, 2007
Would make this again.
I realy liked them.But there was too much of something, It was ether too much ornge-peal or too much whole-wheat I am writing this whell I am eating one soIrealy know what It tastes like.So have fun baking them!
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patricia in mexico Dec 13, 2006
Would make this again.
this recepie is really fun and easy my childrens love to do it and we make them also for halloween (with another figures) THEY ARE GRAET!!
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A cookie baker in new york Dec 10, 2006
Would make this again.
I liked them alot but they get bad after you eat them for awhile
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Stacey Jones in Jacksonville, NC Dec 3, 2006
Would make this again.
These are the best cookies in the world. They have been a Christmas tradition in my family since I was little.
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A cookie baker in Maine Dec 3, 2006
Would make this again.
My neice and I made these today! We think they are great! A little orange zest goes a long way - Happy Holidays and baking!