Easy Jam-Filled Cookies

• 1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2-1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp. CALUMET Baking Powder
• 1/3 cup PLANTERS Walnut Pieces, finely chopped
• 3/4 cup strawberry preserves
• 1 tsp. powdered sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Beat cream cheese, butter and granulated sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
2. Separate 1 of the eggs; set egg white aside for later use.
3. Add yolk, second (whole) egg and vanilla to cream cheese mixture; mix well.
4. Gradually add combined flour and baking powder, beating until well blended after each addition.
5. Divide dough into four equal pieces.
6. Roll each piece into 12x1-inch log; place, 2 inches apart, on large ungreased baking sheet.
7. Use handle of wooden spoon or fingers to make indentation down center of each log, about 1/2 inch wide and 1/2 inch deep.
8. Beat reserved egg white with fork; brush onto dough.
9. Sprinkle with walnuts.
10. Fill indentations with preserves, using about 3 Tbsp.
11. preserves in each log.
12. Bake 25 to 27 min.
13. or until edges are lightly browned.
14. Transfer to wire racks; cool slightly.
15. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
16. Cut each log into 12 diagonal slices.

philadelphia cream cheese, butter, granulated sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking powder, strawberry preserves, powdered sugar

Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/easy-jam-filled-cookies-106976.aspx (may not work)