Easy Jam-Filled Cookies

Name: Easy Jam-Filled Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 27 min
Total time: 47 min
Yield: 48 cookies
Ingredients: 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 2/3 cup granulated sugar; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 1/2 cups flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/3 cup walnut pieces, finely chopped; 3/4 cup strawberry preserves; 1 teaspoon powdered sugar

Submitted by Maryland Jim

"I found this recipe in the Kraft foods "Food & Family" Cook Book that my son gave me. It is so simple to make and used my homemade strawberry jam which really set it apart."

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Ready In:: 47mins
Ingredients:: 10
Yields:: 48 cookies

ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
¹⁄₂ cup butter, softened
²⁄₃ cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 ¹⁄₂ cups flour
¹⁄₂ teaspoon baking powder
¹⁄₃ cup walnut pieces, finely chopped
³⁄₄ cup strawberry preserves
1 teaspoon powdered sugar

directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat cream cheese, butter and granulated sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Separate 1 of the eggs; set egg white aside for later use. Add yolk, second whole egg and vanilla to cream cheese mixture; mix well. Gradually add combined flour and baking powder, beating until well blended after each addition.
Divide dough into 4 equal pieces. Roll each piece into 12X1 inch log; place, 2 inches apart, on large baking sheet. Use hand of wooden spoon or fingers to make depression down length of each log, about 1/2 inch wide and 1/2 in deep. Beat reserved egg white with fork; brush over dough. Sprinkle with walnuts. Fill depressions with preserves, using about 3 tablespoons preserves in each log.
Bake 25 to 27 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Transfer to wire rack; cool slightly. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cut each log into 12 diagonal slices.