Macadamia Shortbread Cookies
- 2 cups flour
- 1/4 cup corn starch
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, softened
- 2/3 cup icing sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/4 cup Philadelphia Chocolate Cream Cheese Product
- 2 Tbsp. apricot jam
- 1/4 cup macadamia nuts, chopped
- Mix flour, corn starch and salt until blended.
- Beat butter, cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended.
- Add vanilla; mix well.
- Gradually add flour mixture, mixing well after each addition.
- Divide dough in half; flatten each into disk.
- Wrap individually in plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate 1 hour.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Roll out 1 disk on lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness.
- Cut into 30 star shapes, using 3-inch cookie cutter and rerolling scraps as necessary.
- Place 1/2-inch apart, on parchment-covered baking sheets.
- Repeat with remaining dough.
- Bake 20 to 25 min.
- or until golden brown.
- Cool on baking sheets 1 min.
- Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
- Fill cookies with chocolate cream cheese to make 30 sandwich cookies.
- Spread tops with apricot jam; sprinkle with nuts.
flour, corn starch, salt, butter, cream cheese, icing sugar, vanilla, philadelphia chocolate cream cheese, apricot jam, nuts
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/macadamia-shortbread-cookies-173350.aspx (may not work)