Cream Cheese Macadamia Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream together butter, cream cheese, and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla. Stir in flour until well blended. Drop dough by spoonfuls or use a cookie press to place onto prepared cookie sheets. If using floral cookie press design, make an indentation in the center with a thimble, fill with preserves, or press candy into center.
• Bake for 15 minutes in preheated oven. Cookies should be pale.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300* f.
• In a medium bowl combine flour, soda and salt. Mix well and set aside. In a large bowl blend sugars well with an electric mixer set at med speed.
• Add the butter and cream cheese, and mix to form a smooth paste. Add the egg and lemon extract, and beat at medium speed until light and soft. Scrape down sides of bowl occasionally.
• Add the flour mixture and nuts.
• Blend at low speed just until combined.
• Do not overmix.
• Drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheets, 2 inches apart. Bake 23-25 min.
• Immediately transfer to a cool flat surface.

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl,cream the butter,cream cheese,brown sugar,orange peel and vanilla.
• Combine flour and baking powder.
• Gradually add to the creamed mixture,mix well.
• Fold in nuts.
• Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm.
• Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto greased baking sheets,flatten slightly.
• Bake at 400 for 9-11 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Remove to wire racks and cool.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix cookie crumbs, macadamia nuts and sugar; stir in butter. Press onto bottom and up sides of a greased 9-in. pie plate. Refrigerate 30 minutes., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in milk and lime juice until blended. Transfer to crust. Refrigerate, covered, at least 4 hours., In a small bowl, beat cream until soft peaks form; spoon or pipe onto pie. Top with macadamia nuts.