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1986 Winner: Impatient Person's Cookies

A treasured memory of Christmas at Great-Aunt Elizabeth's house was a cookie that I never learned to eat in moderation. Although my mother warned me not to say anything, one of the first things I would say upon arrival was, "I'm hungry" hoping that these cookies would appear. Much to my delight they usually did, and in fact, began also to appear at Easter, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving and any other time we got together to celebrate.

Yields:	36 servings
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	Preparation	15 minutes
	Cooking	15 minutes
	Ready In	3.5 hours

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Ingredients

1	cup	butter	unsalted, softened
8	ounces	cream cheese	softened
1 1/2	cups	sugar
1	each	egg
1	teaspoon	vanilla extract
3	cups	flour, all-purpose
1	teaspoon	baking powder

Directions

1. Cream butter and cream cheese in large mixer bowl. Beat in sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Stir in flour and baking powder. Chill several hours.

2. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Roll dough into small balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten with a glass that has been dipped in vanilla sugar (sugar in which you have stored a vanilla bean) or plain sugar.

3. Bake 10 to 15 minutes, until the edges are lightly browned. Cool on wire racks.

Winner Jeanette McCarthy, Downers Grove, Illinois, describes her impatient person's "I'm hungry" cookies: "When I was a child, part of our Christmas celebration involved visits to my father's relatives during the time between Christmas and Epiphany. Great-Aunt Elizabeth came from a family whose women had been cooks for a wealthy family in Hungary. As a result, her cooking was usually slightly different and somewhat elegant.

A treasured memory of Christmas at Great-Aunt Elizabeth's house was a cookie that I never learned to eat in moderation. Although my mother warned me not to say anything, one of the first things I would say upon arrival was, "I'm hungry," hoping that these cookies would appear. Much to my delight they usually did, and in fact, began also to appear at Easter, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving and any other time we got together to celebrate.

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TOO MUCH LIKE SUGAR COOKIES
over 4 years ago by chris claus

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I used this recipe 25 years ago when it first came out. This has got to be one of the BEST recipes ever, when using the filling that goes along with this recipe. There was never a bite left on any plate when served to company or at a party. The fudge cake batter is nice and fudgy, keeping it moist and the filling is perfect;not too sweet or heavy or dense.

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