SPICED MANDARIN ORANGE CREAM CHEESE COOKIES
Ingredients
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1/2 cbutter, room temperature
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4 ozcream cheese, room temperature
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3/4 cgranulated sugar
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3/4 cbrown sugar, lightly packed
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1/4 corange liqueur
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1 largeegg
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1/2 tspsalt
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1/2 tspbaking soda
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1/2 tspbaking powder
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3/4 tspground ginger
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1/2 tspcinnamon, ground
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2 1/2 call-purpose flour
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15 ozcan of mandarin oranges, chopped and well drained
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1 cwalnut pieces
How to Make SPICED MANDARIN ORANGE CREAM CHEESE COOKIES
- Drain the Mandarin oranges. Chop them and drain again.
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream together the butter, cream cheese, both sugars, the orange liqueur, and the egg in a large mixing bowl. - In a separate bowl, sift together the salt, baking soda, baking powder, and flour. To this dry mix, add the Ginger and Cinnamon.
- Gradually blend the dry mixture into the creamed mixture. Fold in the Mandarin oranges and the walnut pieces.
- Drop by teaspoons onto parchment lined cookie sheets. Do not crowd them. Bake in a pre-heated 350 degree oven for 15 to 18 minutes. Remove cookies to rack for cooling.
