Tri Cornered Cream Cheese Cookies With Jam Filling

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• jam, of your choice
• powdered sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine sugar, butter and cheese. beat till light and fluffy. add vanilla and egg; blend well. add flour and salt. cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1-2 hours for easy handling.
• 2 heat oven to 375°f
• 3 on lightly floured surface, roll out half of dough as a time to 1/8 inch thickness (keep rest of the dough in the fridge for the mean time).
• 4 cut with 2 and a 1/2 inch round cookie cutter. place one inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 5 spoon 1 tsp jam on center of each round.
• 6 to shape into triangles, fold 3 sides without covering jam; pinch corners to seal.
• 7 bake at 375°f for 7 - 10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. cool for 1 minute and remove from baking sheets. dust with powdered sugar if desired.