Melting Moments I recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
¾ cup cornstarch
⅓ cup confectioners' sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
3 ounces cream cheese
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 drops red food coloring

Nutrition Info

140.8 calories
carbohydrate: 14.4 g
cholesterol: 24.2 mg
fat: 9 g
fiber: 0.2 g
protein: 0.9 g
saturatedFat: 5.6 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 65.5 mg
sugar: 6.6 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Cream butter, slowly add cornstarch and 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar, beat til fluffy. Stir in flour with wooden spoon (very soft dough). Cover and chill 1 hour.

  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).

  3. Roll dough into 24, 1 inch balls. Place 1 and 1/2 inches apart on ungreased sheet. Press slight indentation on top of each cookie. Bake for 10-12 minutes until firm, not brown. Cool, top with icing.

  4. To Make Icing: Blend cream cheese and 1 cup powdered sugar til smooth. Mix in vanilla or 1/4 t. of another extract and a few drops of food coloring. Mix well.

Recipe Yield

2 dozen

Recipe Note

A very fragile cookie that melts in your mouth.

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