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Poinsettia Filled Cookies

Poinsettia Filled Cookies

Ingredients For: Poinsettia Filled Cookies

2 cups sugar
1 cup shortening 3/4-cup (1 1/2 sticks) margarine or butter, softened
1/2 tsp Lemon extract
1 egg
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp Baking powder
1/4 tsp Salt
Fresh mint leaves
1 pint Strawberries, sliced

Cream Cheese Spread:

1 pk (8 ounces) cream cheese-softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp Lemon extract

Instructions For: Poinsettia Filled Cookies

Heat oven to 375øF. Mix sugar, shortening, margarine, vanilla and egg in large bowl. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt.

Roll half of dough at a time 1/4 inch thick on lightly floured surface. Cut with 3 inch round or scalloped cutter. Place 2 inches apart on un-greased cookie sheet. Bake poinsettia filled cookies 10 to 12 minutes or until light brown. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet. Cool completely on wire rack. Poinsettia Filled Cookies makes about 4 Dz. cookies.

Spread about 2 teaspoons Cream cheese spread over each cookie. Arrange mint leaves and sliced strawberries on spread to resemble poinsettias. Refrigerate any remaining cookies.

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