Busters Recipes

Lemon Heart Cookies

COOKIES:
2 cup butter/margarine softened
1 pkg (8-oz) cream cheese soften
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1 tablespoon vanilla
2 teaspoon pure lemon extract
6 cup all purpose flour
GLAZE AND FROSTING:
4 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup lemon juice
Hot water
1 container (16-oz) ready to
spread cream cheese frosting
Yellow and green food coloring

In lagre bowl, with electric mixer at high speed, cream
butter and cream cheese. Beat in next 5 ingredients. At
low, beat in flour. Divide dough into 4 pieces. Shape each
into a flat round; wrap and chill 1 hour. Roll each piece
of dough to 1/4 inch thick. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Using a 2 inch heart shaped cookei cutter, cut out and
place on ungreased cookie sheets. Gather scraps and
reroll. Bake 8-10 minutes just until edges start to brown.
Remove to rack to cool. For glaze, in medium bowl, combine
sugar and lemon juice. Add jsut enough hot water to make a
spreadable glaze. Glaze each cookie. Let stand until set,
about 1 hour. Tint frosting with coloring and decorate as
desired.