Cream Cheese Dainties

Makes about 36

1/2 cup butter, softened
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon sugar
1 cup flour
1 cup preserves, any flavor
nuts of choice, optional

Preheat oven to 375 F. Mix well first 4 ingredients. Divide dough in half and chill 1 hour. On lightly floured surface, roll out 1/8 inch thick. Use a 2 inch diameter round cookie cutter to cut 3 dozen bases. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Put 1/4 teaspoon preserves in center of each base and sprinkle with nuts. Use a 1 inch diameter round cookie cutter to cut out tops from remaining dough, rerolling scraps as necessary. Place a 1 inch top over the preserves on each 2 inch base. Bake 8-10 minutes. Store in sealed container.

Note: Favorite recipe of Evelyn Garchow, 1904-2003. Serve these cookies with Christmas Tea and reflect fondly on all the wonderful things our grandmothers have done for us...baking cookies not the least!

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Reviews of Cream Cheese Dainties:

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  Marlee Mayes in Osterville  Dec 9, 2009
Would make this again.
Excellent! First time making and Yummmmmmmmmm! Really not that difficult! :) five stars

  A cookie baker in Ohio  Dec 21, 2008
Would not make this again.
A lot of work and not so fab results. The dough is sticky and hard to work with. The preserves melted onto the cookie sheet and burned. Worth a try, but won't make again. three stars

  Sarah in St. Louis  Dec 11, 2008
Would make this again.
I have made these several times over the past two years and LOVE them....they do take a little time to make, but are so very worth it! I was so happy to find this recipe online, as I had been buying a very similar "cookie" at a local bakery, but their price was SKY HIGH, I guess from all of the work that goes into them. Now I can make them at home and enjoy them without breaking the bank! five stars

  A cookie baker in Glennville, Ga.  Dec 3, 2008
Would make this again.
Omg, these are so awesome. Super good. I did decide to hold mine over like a little minature turnover. I used the ring for a mason jar. The things I did learn from it was the crust does need to be thin or you taste nothing but crust and when folding it over and mashing the sides with a fork, mash as little of the dough as possible if you go in too much it seems you can't enjoy the preserves in it cause your tasting the dough. All in all, this recipe is just wonderful. My only question, can these be frozen? I would like to make these up to put in my Christmas baskets of candy and cookies but I need them to be freezable.
Merry Christmas to Everyone....

RESPONSE: Yes, these freeze well. five stars

  Gwen in CT originally, NM now  Dec 12, 2006
Would make this again.
Oh my God, these are awesome. When I was mixing them up I tried the dough and wasn't super impressed, it seemed pretty bland, but don't let that stop you. Once they were baked I had to hide them from my husband and kids (I bake cookies for all of my neighbors at Christmas). I will absolutely make these every year. five stars

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