Lemon Logs

== Description ==
These shortbread-style cookies always mean Christmas at our house.
* Makes about 4 dozen cookies
== Ingredients ==
* 1 cup sugar
* 1 cup butter
* 3 oz cream cheese
* 1 egg yolk
* 2½ cups flour
* 1 cup finely chopped walnuts or pecans
* ½ tsp salt
* 1 tsp grated lemon peel
* 1 bag of semi-sweet chocolate bits
* Non-pareils
== Directions ==
# Cream butter, cream cheese and sugar
# Beat in egg yolk
# Stir in flour, nuts, salt and lemon peel
# Refrigerate dough at least 2 hours
# Shape dough into "logs" -- roughly 3 inches by ¾ inches
# Place on ungreased cookie sheets
# Bake at 325° F until lightly browned
# Cool
# Melt chocolate bits in a double boiler
# Dip one end of each bar into melted chocolate, and then into the non-pareils. Place on wax paper to set chocolate
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