Christmas Lily Cookies: A Feast For The Eyes As Well As The Palate

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This recipe is simple to make and absolutely delicious. As the name implies, the cookies resemble little Calla Lilies. Make the easy cream cheese pastry and add your favorite preserves.

My favorite filling is apricot preserves. But during the Christmas season, if you want to consider color, strawberry preserves, or raspberry preserves would be perfect.

These cookies make a beautiful presentation on the serving plate. If you are using a White Christmas as your decorating theme, try pairing them with the Christmas Snowball Cookies on a tiered dessert piece.

You might want to make extras to share; your guests will surely want to take some home.

Cream:

4 ½ ounces cream cheese
1 cup margarine
2 cups sifted flour

Roll out and cut with 2 inch round cutter. Shape into cornucopia by bringing 2 rounded edges together, letting them overlap. Press edges gently. Shape like a Lily.

Fill open part with your favorite preserves.

Bake at 375° for 15 minutes. Cool. Drench with powdered sugar.

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  1. 1

    Julie Meisner

    November 8th, 2008 at 7:54 pm

    Thank you so much for publishing these recipes on-line. I am gearing up for “cookie fest” ‘08, and I am super excited to make some of your recipes on this site. I have a question about the margerine in the lily cookies, can I subsitute butter for margerine?

    Thank you,
    Julie

  2. 2

    Judy

    November 8th, 2008 at 10:27 pm

    Hi Julie,

    I’ve never made this recipe with butter, but they are usually interchangeable.

  3. 3

    Liz

    October 14th, 2009 at 9:48 pm

    I can’t wait to try this recipe!

  4. 4

    Eve

    December 8th, 2009 at 3:40 pm

    I know this is an old post from last year but if you are still around, is this plain or self rising flour? Thanks in advance.

  5. 5

    Judy

    December 8th, 2009 at 6:04 pm

    Plain flour.

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