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Ingredients
- Dough
- 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Filling
- 3/4 cup walnut pieces, lightly toasted
- 1/2 cup dried cherries
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons cream or milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Assembly
- Icing sugar, for dusting
Preparation
Step 1
Directions
Dough
In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment cream together the butter and cream cheese in a mixing bowl until smooth.
Add flour and salt and mix until dough just comes together.
Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours.
Filling
Chop walnuts and dried cherries finely.
Mix together with the sugar, cinnamon, cream and vanilla until evenly blended.
Assembly
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Cut dough into 8 pieces and shape each into a disc.
On a surface lightly dusted with icing sugar, roll one disc into a circle about 8-inches in diameter and 1/4-inch thick.
Cut circle into 8 pie-shaped wedges.
Place a small spoonful of filling on the widest end of each wedge.
Roll each wedge from widest end, creating a croissant-like cookie.
Pull ends together to touch and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Repeat process until all dough and filling is used.
Bake cookies for 15 to 20 minutes and dust with icing sugar while warm.
Cookies will freeze well or keep in an airtight container for up to a week.