Lemon Cheese Logs
- Title
- Lemon Cheese Logs
- Subject
- sugar
- butter
- margarine
- cream cheese
- egg yolk
- all-purpose flour
- walnuts
- salt
- lemon rind
- semisweet chocolate morsels
- decorator candies
- Description
- Lemon Cheese Logs
1 Cup sugar
1 Cup butter or margarine, softened
1 (3-oz) package cream cheese, soften
1 egg yolk
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. grated lemon rind
1 (6-oz) Pkg semisweet chocolate
morsels.
Decorator candies
Back:
Combine sugar, butter, & cream
cheese; cream until light & fluffy.
Add egg yolk, beating well. Stir in
flour, walnuts, salt, & lemon
rind; mix well. Cover & chill
at least 2 hrs. - Shape dough by tsp into
2" logs by rolling between palms of hands. Place on ungreased
baking sheet 325° - 12 min Cool
melt chocolate morsels in a small saucepan over
low heat. Dip one end in chocolate & sprinkle with
decorator candies - Store on wax paper in airtight
container 12 doz.
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# Lemon Cheese Logs
## Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 (3 oz) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp grated lemon rind (zest)
- 1 (6 oz) package semisweet chocolate morsels
- Decorator candies
## Instructions
1. Combine sugar, butter, and cream cheese; cream until light and fluffy.
2. Add egg yolk, beating well.
3. Stir in flour, walnuts, salt, and lemon rind (zest); mix well.
4. Cover and chill at least 2 hours.
5. Shape dough by teaspoon into 2" logs by rolling between palms of hands.
6. Place on ungreased baking sheet and bake at 325° for 12 minutes.
7. Cool.
8. Melt chocolate morsels in a small saucepan over low heat.
9. Dip one end of each log in chocolate and sprinkle with decorator candies.
10. Store on wax paper in an airtight container.
Makes 12 dozen. - Creator
- Paula Guffey
- Source
- RCA0003 - VTG LG Wood Recipe Box Dove Tail w/Metal Hinges Full Of Recipes & Handwritten (eBay)
- Date
- 1950s
- Rights
- Personal/Family
- Format
- Typed recipe card
- Identifier
- RCA0003-20260513-0102
- Coverage
- Indiana, US
Dublin Core
Tags
Citation
Paula Guffey, “Lemon Cheese Logs,” Recipe Card Archive, accessed July 2, 2026, https://recipecardarchive.com/items/show/683.