Basic Cream-Cheese Cookies

Yields:	2 dozen
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	Preparation	20 minutes
	Cooking	15 minutes
	Ready In	1 hours

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Ingredients

3/4	cup	butter	or margarine, soften
3	ounces	cream cheese	softened
3/4	cup	sugar	granulated
1	tablespoon	lemon zest	grated
2	cups	flour, all-purpose
1/4	teaspoon	salt

Directions

In a large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed, beat butter, cream cheese, sugar and lemon peel until light and fluffy; with mixer at low speed, beat in flour and salt to blend well.

Flatten dough to disk shape; refrigerate wrapped in plastic, 30 minutes.

Work with 1/4 dough at a time; keep remainder refrigerated.

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Roll dough out to 1/8 or 1/4 inch thickness on lightly floured surface and cut into desired shapes; or, mold into shapes.

Place on ungreased cookie sheets, spacing about 1 inch apart, bake 10 to 15 minutes, depending on thickness of dough, until light browned.

Cool completely on wire racks. Store in airtight container.

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