Victorian Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1/2 c. butter or margarine
1/2 tsp. grated lemon rind
1 c. all-purpose flour
2 Tbsp. granulated sugar
apricot or strawberry preserves

Preparation

Cream together cream cheese and butter until smooth and light. Beat in lemon rind.
Combine flour and sugar.
Stir in half of the flour mixture to creamed mixture, blending well.
Stir in remaining flour.
Roll dough out onto a lightly floured board to 1/8-inch thickness.
Cut into 2-inch rounds.
Spoon 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of preserves in center of each round.
Form to a triangle by folding in three edges.
Pinch edges gently.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 12 to 14 minutes.
Cool cookies for a few minutes.
Remove to a rack to complete cooling.
Store in a tin.