Raspberry-Nut Cream Cheese Cookies
- 1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
- 2-1/4 cups flour
- 1 cup finely chopped PLANTERS Walnuts
- 1/2 cup plus 2 Tbsp. sugar, divided
- 1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon, divided
- 1/4 cup raspberry preserves
- Beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy.
- Gradually add flour, mixing well after each addition.
- (Dough will be very soft and sticky.)
- Divide dough into 4 portions; place each on sheet of plastic wrap.
- Pat each portion into 1-inch-thick circle, using floured hands.
- Wrap plastic wrap around each circle to enclose.
- Refrigerate overnight.
- Preheat oven to 325F.
- Cover baking sheets with foil or parchment paper.
- Mix walnuts, 1/2 cup sugar and 2 tsp.
- of the cinnamon; set aside.
- Roll each portion of dough to 11-inch circle on lightly floured surface, lifting dough occasionally to add more flour to work surface as necessary.
- Spread each circle evenly with 1 Tbsp.
- of the preserves.
- Sprinkle nut mixture over preserves.
- Cut each circle into 16 wedges.
- Roll up each wedge, starting from wide edge.
- Place, point sides down, on prepared baking sheets; shape into crescents.
- Sprinkle with combined remaining 1 tsp.
- cinnamon and 2 Tbsp.
- sugar.
- Bake 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Immediately remove from baking sheets.
- Cool on wire racks.
philadelphia cream cheese, butter, flour, walnuts, sugar, ground cinnamon, raspberry preserves
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/raspberry-nut-cream-cheese-cookies-68947.aspx (may not work)