CREAM CHEESE SPIRALS

By porklion

Yields: 32 Cookies

Preparation Time: ? min
Cooking Time: ? min

Source: Practical Encyclopedia of Cooking p51

Ingredients

• FOR THE FILLING:
• 1 cup butter (room temperature)
• 8 oz cream cheese
• 2 tsp granulated sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1 egg white, beaten with 1 tbsp water, for glazing
• granulated sugar (for sprinkling)
• 1 cup walnuts or pecans, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Preparation

Step 1

1) With an electric mixer, cream the butter, cream cheese, and sugar until soft. Sift over the flour and mix to form a dough. Gather into a ball and divide in half. Flatten each half, wrap in wax paper and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

2) Meanwhile, make the filling. Mix together the chopped nuts, brown sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.

3) Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease 2 cookie sheets.

4) Working with one half of the dough at a time, roll out thinly into a circle about 11 inches in diameter. Trim the edges with a knife, using a dinner plate as a guide.

5) Brush the surface with the egg white glaze and sprinkle the dough evenly with half the filling.

6) Cut the dough into quarters, and each quarter into 4 sections to form 16 triangles.

7) Starting from the base of the triangles, roll up to form spirals.

8) Place on the sheets and brush with the remaining glaze. Sprinkle with granulated sugar. Bake until golden, 15-20 minutes. Cool on a rack.