Name: Pistachio Cream Cheese Fingers
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 100
Ingredients: Butter, softened - 1 cup; White sugar - 1 cup; Cream cheese, softened - 1 (8 ounce) package; Egg - 1; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; All-purpose flour - 2 ¼ cups; Instant pistachio pudding mix - 1 (3 ounce) package; Baking powder - 1 teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Semisweet chocolate - 3 (1 ounce) squares; Shortening - 1 teaspoon

Ingredients for - Pistachio Cream Cheese Fingers

1. Butter, softened 1 cup

2. White sugar 1 cup

3. Cream cheese, softened 1 (8 ounce) package

4. Egg 1

5. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

6. All-purpose flour 2 ¼ cups

7. Instant pistachio pudding mix 1 (3 ounce) package

8. Baking powder 1 teaspoon

9. Salt ½ teaspoon

10. Semisweet chocolate 3 (1 ounce) squares

11. Shortening 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Pistachio Cream Cheese Fingers

1 . Stage

In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, dry pudding mix, baking powder, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Cover dough, and refrigerate for at least one hour for easier handling.

2 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Shape teaspoonfuls of dough into finger shapes, about 1 1/2 inches long. Place cookies on prepared cookie sheets.

3 . Stage

Bake for 9 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until set and very lightly browned on bottoms. Cool completely on a wire rack.

4 . Stage

In small saucepan over low heat, melt together chocolate and shortening, stirring constantly until smooth and well blended. Drizzle a small amount of chocolate over each cookie. Allow the chocolate to set before storing.