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Originally posted by mullet81
Atkins people - DO NOT FEAR!! I have the BEST recipie for you!!
Apricot Cream Cheese Cookies
Makes about 30 cookies Per cookie... calories 35 , fat 3, carbs 2
These sugar free cookies are from my mother's repertoire of Italian Christmas cookie recipes. The dough is tender and flaky and the sweet tart apricot filling is perfect. Dont let the short ingredient list throw you, they taste out of this world. Santa would love a plate of them with a mug of hot chocolate.
4 ounces cream cheese
1 stick butter
1 cup flour, plus additional for rolling
1/4 teaspoon salt
Jar of Smuckers Sugar Free Apricot Preserves (or Sugar Free rasberry Preserves taste GREAT too!)
Blend the cream cheese and butter. Add the flour and salt and blend until flour is completely incorporated. Gather dough into a smooth ball, cover with plastic wrap and chill 1-2 hours.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly dust counter with flour and roll out 1/2 of the dough to 1/8 inch thickness... carefully cut into 2-inch squares, saving scraps to re-roll. Blend the jar of preserves with a spoon so it is a smooth consistency.
Place a 1/4 teaspoon dab of the preserves in the center of each square. Fold over two opposite corners of the square to the middle, overlapping slightly and pressing so they stick together and the jam squishes out a bit. Transfer each cookie to an ungreased cookie sheet, about 1 inch apart as you fold them.
Bake each batch for 10-12 minutes, until the bottoms are just golden brown. Gently press any overlapped corners down that have opened while baking. Transfer to a wire rack. Repeat with remaining dough.
When cookies are cool, place an additional small dab of apricot preserves on each side of the folded cookie.
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I'm not doing the Atkins diet, and that still sounds really good. Pass the milk.