Cream Cheese Cookies

CREAM CHEESE ORANGE SLICE COOKIES COOKIES

COOKIES
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened
8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
2 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

• Beat cream cheese and butter together until well creamed.
• Add sugar and blend again.
• Add flour, orange peel and soda.
  
• Mix well.
• Shape into a log.
• Chill 30 minutes.
• Cut 1/4 inch slices.
• Bake on ungreased cookie sheet 15-18 minutes until edges begin to golden.
• Cool on rack.
  

DIP
1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tablespoon orange juice
1 tablespoon orange liqueur

• In a small saucepan melt melt chocolate chips, orange juice and orange liqueur together until smooth.
• Dip 1/2 of each cookie into the chocolate mixture.
• Cool on wax paper until chocolate mixture hardens.