Easy Jam-Filled Cookies

By nanarose

Ingredients

• 1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2-1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp. CALUMET Baking Powder
• 1/3 cup PLANTERS Walnut Pieces, finely chopped
• 3/4 cup strawberry preserves
• 1 tsp. powdered sugar

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 57mins
Adapted from kraftrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

PREHEAT oven to 350ºF. 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 four equal pieces. Roll each piece into 12x1-inch log; place, 2 inches apart, on large ungreased baking sheet. Use handle of wooden spoon or fingers to make depression down length of each log, about 1/2 inch wide and 1/2 inch deep. Beat reserved egg white with fork; brush over dough. Sprinkle with walnuts. Fill depressions with preserves, using about 3 Tbsp. preserves in each log.

BAKE 25 to 27 min. or until edges are lightly browned. Transfer to wire racks; cool slightly. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cut each log into 12 diagonal slices.