Cheesecake Cookies

Name: Cheesecake Cookies
Ingredients: 3/4 cups Butter, Softened; 3 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Softened; 3/4 cups Sugar; 4 teaspoons Lemon Peel, Shredded; 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice; 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract; 2 cups All-purpose Flour; 1/3 cups Finely Crushed Pecans; 1/3 cups Crushed Graham Crackers

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Ingredients

3/4 cups Butter, Softened
3 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Softened
3/4 cups Sugar
4 teaspoons Lemon Peel, Shredded
2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
2 cups All-purpose Flour
1/3 cups Finely Crushed Pecans
1/3 cups Crushed Graham Crackers

Directions

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["Beat butter and cream cheese in a medium-sized bowl.", "Add sugar, lemon peel, lemon juice, and vanilla. Beat again.", "Carefully mix in flour.", "Refrigerate for 30 minutes to harden cookie dough to make it easier to work with.", "Crush pecans and graham crackers together in a plastic bag.", "Spread half of the graham cracker mixture on a sheet of wax paper, and place half of the cookie dough on top.", "Shape and roll into a log (about a foot long), coating completely in cracker/nut mixture.", "Repeat with second half of dough and second half of cracker/nut mixture.", "Wrap each log up in wax paper, twist the ends, and freeze for 30 minutes.", "Unwrap logs and slice into 1/2\" to 1\"" slices.""