Name: Lemon Delights
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 60
Ingredients: Butter or margarine, softened - 1 cup; Sugar - 1 cup; Cream cheese, softened - 1 (3 ounce) package; Egg yolk, reserving egg white - 1; ReaLemon® lemon juice from concentrate - 3 tablespoons; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Salt - ¼ teaspoon; Unsifted flour - 2 ¼ cups; Egg white - 1; Finely chopped nuts - 2 cups; Cream cheese, softened - 1 (3 ounce) package; Sugar - ¼ cup; Egg yolk - 1; ReaLemon® lemon juice from concentrate - 1 tablespoon; Yellow food coloring - 1 drop

Recipe information

Cooking:

1 hour 20 min.

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Ingredients for - Lemon Delights

1. Butter or margarine, softened - 1 cup

2. Sugar - 1 cup

3. Cream cheese, softened - 1 (3 ounce) package

4. Egg yolk, reserving egg white - 1

5. ReaLemon® lemon juice from concentrate - 3 tablespoons

6. Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

7. Salt - ¼ teaspoon

8. Unsifted flour - 2 ¼ cups

9. Egg white - 1

10. Finely chopped nuts - 2 cups

11. Cream cheese, softened - 1 (3 ounce) package

12. Sugar - ¼ cup

13. Egg yolk - 1

14. ReaLemon® lemon juice from concentrate - 1 tablespoon

15. Yellow food coloring - 1 drop

How to cook deliciously - Lemon Delights

1. Stage

Combine all ingredients except egg white, flour, nuts and Lemon Cheese Filling. With mixer, beat until well blended. Beat in flour. Wrap dough in plastic wrap.

2. Stage

Chill at least 1 hour.

3. Stage

Shape into 1-inch balls. With mixer, beat egg white lightly. Dip balls in egg white; roll in nuts. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Press thumb deep into center of each cookie; fill with Lemon Cheese Filling (recipe below).

4. Stage

Bake in preheated 375 degrees oven 10 minutes or until filling is set. Cool slightly; remove from baking sheets. Store tightly covered in refrigerator.

5. Stage

Lemon Cheese Filling Directions: Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk, ReaLemon® and 1 drop of yellow food coloring, if desired, until well blended and smooth.