Danish Wedding Cookies

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From recipe goldmine recipes. Similar cookies were once given to couples celebrating their nuptials as good luck symbols. The marriage of the nuts and sugars represented

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Steps

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees f.

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Cream sugar and butter in a large bowl until blended.

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Add cream cheese , increase speed to high , and beat until light and fluffy , about 2 minutes.

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Beat in vanilla and almond extracts.

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Gently fold in flour and nuts and stir until blended.

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Lightly flour hands and roll dough into 1 inch balls.

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Gently press balls flat with bottom of a small glass.

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Bake on ungreased cookie sheet until lightly browned and puffy , about 14 to 18 minutes.

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Allow cookies to cool in pan for about 2 minutes.

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Tranfer to wire rack to cool briefly.

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While cookies are still warm , gently toss them in a plastic bag filled with powdered sugar.

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Remove and return to wire rack to cool completely.

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Ingredients

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granulated sugar, butter, cream cheese, vanilla, almond extract, all-purpose flour, pecans, powdered sugar