Cream Cheese Strudel Cookies
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 4 ounces chilled cream cheese, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup apricot jam
- 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 1 cup dried tart or Bing cherries
- Combine first 3 ingredients in processor; blend until clumps form.
- Gather dough into ball; flatten into square.
- Wrap in plastic; freeze until cold enough to roll, about 15 minutes, or refrigerate up to 1 day.
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Butter baking sheet.
- Cut dough crosswise in half.
- Roll out each piece on floured surface to 12x8-inch rectangle.
- Spread each with 1/4 cup jam.
- Top each with 1/2 cup coconut and 1/2 cup cherries.
- Starting at 1 long side, roll dough up jelly-roll style; seal long seam.
- Cut each roll crosswise into 12 pieces.
- Arrange pieces, cut side up, on prepared sheet.
- Flatten each to 1/2-inch thickness.
- Bake cookies until golden brown, about 25 minutes.
- Cool on rack.
flour, cream cheese, butter, apricot jam, coconut, bing cherries
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/cream-cheese-strudel-cookies-5863 (may not work)