Cookies Etc.

Nut Rolls

Ingredients

Dough:

• 1 box (8 ounce) Philadelphia Cream Cheese
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 egg yolks (reserve whites for the nut filling)
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Filling:

• 2 cups sugar
• 32 ounces walnuts, ground fine
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• Water, as needed

Directions

1. Cream together the cream cheese, sugar, butter, and egg yolks (reserving the whites).
2. Mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the creamed mixture to the dry mixture and form into balls. Cover loosely and refrigerate overnight.
3. Mix the filling ingredients together, adding a tablespoon or two of water as necessary to get a good consistency. Fold in the whipped egg whites and also refrigerate this mixture overnight.
4. Flour the surface and roll out the dough thin. Cut the dough into rectangles approximately 2" x 2" before spreading nut filling on and rolling up.
5. Roll in white sugar before baking on parchment paper.
6. Bake at 375°F for 9 minutes. Move to cooling racks as soon as they can be moved. Cool completely and store in an airtight container.

Notes

• I find that adding a bit of water and stirring up the nut filling before spreading it is helpful.