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Mexican Wedding Crescents

Name: Mexican Wedding Crescents
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 56 min
Yield: Makes 4 doz. or 24 servings, 2 cookies (32 g) each.
Ingredients: 1 pkg. (250 g) <i>Philadelphia</i> Brick Cream Cheese, softened; 1-1/4 cups icing sugar, divided; 3/4 cup butter, softened; 1/2 tsp. vanilla; 2 cups flour; 1 tsp. ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp. baking soda; 1 cup finely chopped pecans

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Prep Time

20
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Total Time

1
hr.

56
min.

Servings

Makes 4 doz. or 24 servings, 2 cookies (32 g) each.

Adding PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese to this versatile cookie dough makes it super easy to work with.

What You Need

1 pkg. (250 g) Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, softened
1-1/4 cups icing sugar, divided
3/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 cup finely chopped pecans

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Heat oven to 325ºF.
Beat cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, butter and vanilla with mixer until well blended. Add flour, cinnamon and baking soda; mix until well blended. Beat in nuts. Refrigerate 1 hour.
Shape tablespoonfuls of dough into crescent shapes; place, 1 inch apart, on baking sheets.
Bake 20 min. Cool on baking sheets 1 min. Remove to wire racks; cool 15 min. Coat with remaining sugar.

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How to Soften Cream Cheese

Place unwrapped package of cream cheese in microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 30 sec. or until slightly softened.

Special Extra

Melt 2 squares Baker's Semi-Sweet Chocolate; drizzle over cooled sugar-dusted cookies. Let stand until chocolate is firm.

Servings

Makes 4 doz. or 24 servings, 2 cookies (32 g) each.

Nutritional Information

Serving Size Makes 4 doz. or 24 servings, 2 cookies (32 g) each.
AMOUNT PER SERVING
Calories	180

% Daily Value
Total fat	12g
Saturated fat	6g
Cholesterol	30mg
Sodium	115mg
Carbohydrate	16g
Dietary fibre	1g
Sugars	7g
Protein	2g

Vitamin A	8 %DV
Vitamin C	0 %DV
Calcium	2 %DV
Iron	4 %DV

* Nutrition information is estimated based on the ingredients and cooking instructions as described in each recipe and is intended to be used for informational purposes only. Please note that nutrition details may vary based on methods of preparation, origin and freshness of ingredients used.

Mexican Wedding Crescents

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