Oatmeal Lemon-Cream Cheese Cookies
Prep Time: 25 min
Cook Time: 10 Min
Serves 4 Servings
Difficulty Easy
Ingredients
- 1 C. Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
- 1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
- 1 1/4 C. sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp. lemon extract
- 2 tsp. grated lemon peel
- 1 1/4 C. all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 C. McCann’s® Quick Cooking Rolled Irish Oats
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 large egg
- Sugar for sprinkling
- 1/2 C. sliced almonds
Directions
- HEAT oven to 350°F.
- COMBINE shortening, cream cheese and sugar in bowl of electric mixer. Beat at medium speed until well blended. Beat in egg yolk, lemon extract and lemon peel.
- COMBINE flour, oats and salt in medium bowl. Stir into shortening mixture with a spoon until blended. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
- BEAT whole egg with egg white in small bowl. Brush over tops of cookies. Sprinkle lightly with sugar. Press almond slices lightly on top.
- BAKE 10 to 13 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheets. Place on cooling racks to cool completely.
