Jam-Filled Cream Cheese Cookies
8 oz bar cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/3 cup sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 t salt
1 egg yolk
1/2 t water
1 1/2 cups jam, jelly or preserves
>how to make<
*In a large bowl, using en electric mixer, beat cream cheese, butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
*With mixer on low, add flour and salt; beat until combined.
*Divide dough into 3 portions; flatten each into a disk.
*Roll each disk to an 1/8" thickness between sheets of parchment.
*Stack dough (still in parchment) on a baking sheet; refrigerate about 20 minutes.
(To store, wrap in plastic and freeze on sheet, up to 2 weeks.)
*Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
*Mix egg yolk with water.
*Working with 1 dough sheet at a time, peel off parchment.
*With a 2.5" round or 2" star-shaped cookie cutter, cut out cookies.
*Spoon 1/2 t jam into center of each and brush exposed dough with egg wash.
*When using rounds of dough, firmly pinch edge to form 4 corners. If using star-shaped dough, fold points over to center and press lightly to seal.
*Arrange cookies 2" apart, on 2 parchment-lined baking sheets and refrigerate about 20 minutes.
*Bake until cookies are light golden brown, about 15 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through.
*Let cool completely on wire racks.
(To store, cover and keep at room temperature, up to 4 days.)
-makes 48 cookies-
Note: This recipe was taken from "Everyday Food" by Martha Stewart.
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