Blue Ribbon Recipe
This is an old-fashioned cookie, but it's more like a mini-pie in cookie form. The dough's slightly sweet but the sweetness mostly comes from the jam and powdered sugar. The jam's a little surprise inside the soft and chewy cookie. They're a little time consuming to make, but are very tasty and would be tasty to include in a cookie exchange.
Note: Don't over-chill the dough. We found it easier to work with closer to room temperature.
Ingredients
8 oz
cream cheese, softened
1 lb
real butter, softened (no substitutes here)
1 c
granulated sugar
5 c
all-purpose flour
1-1/2 c
jam or preserves of your choice -- or you can optionally use a nut filling
1 c
powdered sugar, for dusting
How to Make Hungarian Cookie Treasures
- Mixing cream cheese, butter, and sugar.
- With using a stand mixer, add the cream cheese, softened butter, and the 1 cup of granulated sugar. Mix on medium speed until well blended.
- Slowly adding flour.
- Add the flour one cup at a time, mixing until evenly incorporated. Remove dough from mixer and press it into a ball. Wrap in plastic and allow to rest in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Rolling out dough on the counter.
- Sprinkle some powdered sugar on a smooth countertop or pastry board and roll dough out to approx 1/4 inch thick sheets. Cut the dough into 2-inch circles. Re-roll excess dough as needed.
- Adding jam to the center of the cut-out dough.
- Place 1 teaspoonful of jam or preserves in the center of circle.
- Using a fork to seal the cookies.
- Wet the cookie edges around the jam or preserves with your finger. Then place a second circle over the jam or preserves and firmly press down around the edges to encompass the jam or preserves. Take a fork and go all around the edge to seal jam or preserves in tightly (like you would for a pie crust). Repeat this process until you have used up all the dough.
- Baking the cookies in the oven.
- Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 8-10 minutes or until cookies begin to brown.
- Cookies cooling on a wire rack.
- Remove from oven and place onto cookie rack.
- Cookies dusted with powdered sugar.
- If desired, dust cookies with powdered sugar.
- Extra cookies in an air-tight container.
- These cookies keep well in the freezer for long-term storage. However, they should be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator when completely cooled.
- Enjoy! :-)
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