Busters Recipes

Holiday Sugar Cookies

1 pkg (8-oz) softened cream
cheese
1/2 cup margarine
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 cup vanilla
Strawberry/apricot preserves

Mix cream cheese, margarine, suagr and vanilla in
electric mixer until well blended. Add flour; mix well.
Divide dough into 2 equal portions. Wrap each portion.
Chill 1-2 hours.
CHRISTMAS CUT OUTS: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Roll
one portion dough to 1/8 inch thickness on lightly floured
surface; cut with 3 1/2 inch christmas tree cutter. Placae
on ungreased cookie sheet. CUt several holes in half of
cookies with large straw. Bake 10 minutes. Cool. Spread
whole cookies with preserves; top each with one cut-out
cookie. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
CANDY CANE COOKIES: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. DIvide
remaining dough portion in half. Knead 1 tablespoon cocoa
into one-half of dough. Shape each dough portion into 15
balls. Roll into 6 x 1/4 inch ropes. Overlap plain and
chocolate ropes to form candy canes. Bake 10-12 minutes or
until lightly golden brown. Cool.