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Mom's German Cookies With Jam Filling Recipe

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Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/2 cup butter (softened)
3 oz cream cheese (softened)
1 tsp finely grated orange zest (optional)
1 cup flour
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 cup fruit preserves/jam (flavor of your choice)
powdered sugar
Directions:
Directions:
Using a hand mixer, cream together the butter and cream cheese. Add in orange zest, flour and salt and mix until combined. Form pastry into a ball; wrap with waxed paper and refrigerate for an hour.

Heat oven to 375 degrees.

Remove dough from refrigerator and on a floured surface roll dough out to 1/8" thickness. Using a 2" round cookie cutter cut circles out of dough.

Place about 1/2 teaspoon of your choice of preserves on the center of each round. Moisten edge of dough with a little water; fold dough over preserves, to make a filled crescent cookies. With a fork dipped in flour, press edges to seal. Use a fork to prick top lightly.

Place cookies 1" apart on lined or greased baking sheets and bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove cookies to racks to cool. Once cool, dust with powdered sugar.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
12
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
1.5 hours
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
My favorite cookies hands down. The best part is when the jam oozes out and gets a little burned on the pan...mmm...

 

 

 

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