Peaches & Cream Cookies

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 15 canned peach slices (for garnish)
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup salted butter, softened
• 4 oz. cream cheese
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups peach pie filling (15.5 oz can)
• 2 tbs. peach jam
• 3 1/2 cups AP flour
• 1 cup finely chopped pecans

Details

Adapted from community.qvc.com

Preparation

Step 1

Drain peach slices.

Place sugar in bowl on electric mixer, add softened butter & cream cheese & beat on low for one minute. Gradually increase speed of mixer, scraping down sides of the bowl frequently, and beating for one minute at each level.

Beat at highest speed for at least two minutes or until mixture is light and fluffy.

Turn mixer to low, and add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.

Continue to mix on low while you add the salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and baking soda. Mix until thoroughly blended.

Measure out peach pie filling; if there are any large pieces, chop them up with knife into size of mini chocolate chips.

With mixer on low, add peach pie filling and mix it in.

Measure out peach jam, chopping up any large pieces as you did with pie filling.

With mixer on low, add the jam, then mix in flour, one cup at a time, mixing well after each addition.

Shut off mixer and scrape down sides of the bowl. Mixture should be fluffy but not stiff.

Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or grease heavily.

Put the chopped pecans into a shallow bowl..

Using teaspoon, drop rounded teaspoon of dough into bowl of pecans. Use your fingers to form dough into ball, lift it gently, and place on your baking sheet.

Lay peach slices on paper towels, pat dry, and then cut each into thinner slices.

Top each Peaches & Cream cookie dough ball with thin peach slice and press in gently.

Bake at 375 for 12 minutes. Remove from oven and slide parchment paper to wire rack to cool. If you used greased cookie sheets, let cookies sit on sheets for 2 minutes, then remove to wire rack with metal spatula.

Let cookies cool completely.

Makes 4-5 dozen soft, moist cookies.