Danish Wedding Cookies

Total Time: 24 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/8 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• powdered sugar, for coating

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 cream sugar and butter in a large bowl until blended.
• 3 add cream cheese, increase speed to high, and beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• 4 beat in vanilla and almond extracts.
• 5 gently fold in flour and nuts and stir until blended.
• 6 lightly flour hands and roll dough into 1 inch balls.
• 7 gently press balls flat with bottom of a small glass.
• 8 bake on ungreased cookie sheet until lightly browned and puffy, about 14 to 18 minutes.
• 9 allow cookies to cool in pan for about 2 minutes; tranfer to wire rack to cool briefly.
• 10 while cookies are still warm, gently toss them in a plastic bag filled with powdered sugar.
• 11 remove and return to wire rack to cool completely.