Sweet Empanaditas

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup desired flavor of tropical fruit jam (such as pineapple or hawaiian fruit)
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 combine butter and cream cheese in a large bowl. beat until light and fluffy. gradually add flour, beating on low speed until combined.
• 2 gather mixture into a ball and divide in half. cover and chill for 1 to 2 hours or until dough is easy to handle.
• 3 preheat oven to 375 degrees. line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper or nonstick foil; set aside.
• 4 on a lightly floured surface, roll out one of the dough portions to a 1/8 inch thickness.
• 5 using a round 3 to 3 1/2 inch cookie cutter, cut out dough. place about 1 teaspoon of the jam in the center of each round.
• 6 moisten edges of dough with water. fold the dough in half to enclose the jam; press edges together with the tines of a fork to seal.
• 7 place the empanaditas 1 inch apart on the prepared cookie sheet, bake in oven for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown.
• 8 in a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon. while cookies are warm, carefully roll them in cinnamon-sugar.place on a wire rack; let cool. repeat with remaining dough portion, remaining jam, and remaining cinnamon-sugar.