Easy Jam-Filled Cookies

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Our easy bake and slice technique for this classic favorite will save you lots of time in the kitchen.

time

prep:

30 min

total:

57 min

servings

total:

4 doz. or 48 servings, one cookie each

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What You Need

pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1/2

cup (1 stick) butter, softened

2/3

cup granulated sugar

eggs

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

tsp. powdered sugar

Make It

PREHEAT oven to 350ºF. Beat cream cheese, butter and granulated sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Separate 1 of the eggs; set egg white aside for later use. Add yolk, second (whole) egg and vanilla to cream cheese mixture; mix well. Gradually add combined flour and baking powder, beating until well blended after each addition.

DIVIDE dough into four equal pieces. Roll each piece into 12x1-inch log; place, 2 inches apart, on large ungreased baking sheet. Use handle of wooden spoon or fingers to make depression down length of each log, about 1/2 inch wide and 1/2 inch deep. Beat reserved egg white with fork; brush over dough. Sprinkle with walnuts. Fill depressions with preserves, using about 3 Tbsp. preserves in each log.

BAKE 25 to 27 min. or until edges are lightly browned. Transfer to wire racks; cool slightly. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cut each log into 12 diagonal slices.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Substitute

Substitute your favorite flavor of preserves!

Note

Butter is the preferred choice in this recipe for true buttery flavor, but you can also prepare the recipe with margarine. Stock up when butter is on sale and freeze it in its original carton placed in a freezer-weight resealable bag for up to 4 months.

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scroggib

posted:4/7/2008

They were ok, but I felt like it would have been just as easy to make individual cookies as it was to try and cut through the sticky jam afterwards.

a cook

posted:1/16/2008

The picture looked good so I decided to try it. It was the worst cookie I've ever tasted. The dough tasted undercooked, even though it golden and definitely cooked, and there was little taste. I even used more preserves than suggested! Didn't help! I would not recommend this recipe.

Mrs.H1

posted:1/15/2008

I loved this recipe. It was easy to make and looked like beautiful little gems on a platter. I served them at a Christmas gathering and everyone loved them. Will definitely make again.

kavithasantosh

posted:1/8/2008

I tried these cookies with both strawberry and pineapple preserves. It was hard to work with the dough and it tasted like just baked undercooked dough. It had a funny odor to it too.

a cook

posted:1/2/2008

I wish I had read the comment on the recipe before making this recipe. I also found that the recipe needed to bake longer than the instructions stated. We loved the cookies but they were a little undercooked. I will cook than longer next time.

ishy58

posted:1/1/2008

I made this recipe and it was a lot of work. It looked pretty but to my taste was NOT sweet enough. I would put more sugar in the dough.

kimbry62

posted:12/28/2007

I made this along with a plate of several other Christmas treats. My husband called it the "filler", like baby's breath behind a rose. Nothing too special about it.

Bakerlady02

posted:12/26/2007

I think these are dry and tasteless. I would not make them again. Bakerlady02

raerandy

posted:12/23/2007

This recipe was easy to make. Great Taste! However, it was hard to make into logs, my dough was real sticky. The end result was delicious.

jlcjanet

posted:12/17/2007

This cookie looks difficult, but was very easy. Next time I will use a little less preserves. Mine were running over.