Description:

Delicate little pastries filled with walnuts

Source:

Angela Creighton

Serves/Makes:5 dozen

Ingredients

• Pastry:
• 1 pkg. (8 oz (224 grm).) cream cheese
• 1 cup (225 ml) butter
• 1 tsp (5 ml). vanilla
• 2 cups (475 ml) flour
• Filling:
• 1 lb (.5 kg). walnuts, ground fine
• 6 tbsp (90 ml). butter, melted
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) milk
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml). vanilla
• 6 Tb. sugar
• Topping:
• confectioner's sugar

Preparation

• For pastry, combine cream cheese, butter and vanilla in large bowl.
• With pastry blender, cut in flour 1 cup (225 ml) at a time until dough is thoroughly mixed.
• Shape into a ball.
• Wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• For filling, combine all ingredients in large bowl.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees (175 C.).
• Divide dough in half.
• Keep one half refrigerated.
• Sprinkle work surface with confectioners sugar.
• Roll dough into 12 inch x 10 inch rectangle, adding sugar as needed.
• Spread half the filling evenly over dough.
• Cut into 2 inch squares and roll up jelly-roll fashion.
• Place seam side down 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes, until lightly browned on bottoms.
• Repeat with remaining dough and filling.
• When cool, sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.

Comments

130 calories each