Lemon Logs

Description
These shortbread-style cookies always mean Christmas at our house. Chocolate lovers officially know it as a new holiday treat when it usually comes to desserts.

Ingredients

 * 1 cup sugar, brown or white only
 * 1 cup butter
 * 3 oz. cottage or cream cheese
 * 1 egg yolk
 * 2 ½ cups flour
 * 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
 * ½ tsp. salt
 * ½ tsp. grated lemon peel
 * 1 bag of semi-sweet chocolate bits
 * nonpareils

Directions

 * 1) Cream butter, cheese, and sugar. Mix with the egg yolk.
 * 2) Mix with flour, walnuts, salt, and lemon peel
 * 3) Refrigerate dough at least 2 hours. Shape dough into "logs" - roughly 3 inches by ¾ inches.
 * 4) Place on ungreased cookie sheets.
 * 5) Bake at 325° F until lightly browned (about 17 minutes); cool.
 * 6) Melt chocolate bits in a double boiler. Dip one end of each bar into melted chocolate, and then into the nonpareils.
 * 7) Place on wax paper to set chocolate. Serve hot and plain or with other desserts. Sell per piece, if desired.

Nutritional Information
Servings: 4 dozen cookies