Nutjammer Cookies
Author/Submitted by: Servings: 4 Categories:
Cookies
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Desserts
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Nuts
Ingredients: 1
cup
butter 1
8 ounces pkg
cream cheese 2
cups
sifted flour 1/2
teaspoon
baking powder 2
cups
finely chopped shelled walnuts 1
12 ounces ja
apricot or peach jam 2
teaspoons
sugar 1/3
cup
confectioners' sugar
Directions:
Cream butter and cheese. Sift flour and baking powder and add to creamed
mixture. Chill dough 2 to 3 hours. Heat oven to 375 degrees, quick
moderate.
Mix nuts, jam and granulated sugar. Divide dough into 4 equal parts;
work with 1/4 of dough at a time. Refrigerate remaining dough. Roll
dough very thin (1/16 inch) on lightly floured cloth-covered board. Cut 2
inches squares.
Place on baking sheet. Place 1 teaspoon nut mixture in center of square
and top with another square of dough.
Press edges together with floured tines of a fork. Bake 15 to 20
minutes, or until lightly browned. When completely cooled, sprinkle tops
with confectioners' sugar. Makes about 5 dozen.
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