Walnut Cheesecake Cookies

Name: Walnut Cheesecake Cookies
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese; 1 egg, separated; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon lemon zest; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar; 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour; 1 cup finely chopped walnuts; 1/4 cup apricot preserves

10 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
1 egg, separated
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
1/4 cup apricot preserves

Directions

1

Cream butter, cream cheese, egg yolk, vanilla, lemon peel and salt until fluffy. Gradually mix in confectioners' sugar, then the flour to make stiff dough.
2

Chill dough for 2 hours.
3

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
4

Shape dough into 30 - one inch balls.
5

Beat egg white until foamy. Dip balls in egg white then roll in chopped nuts. Arrange 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet and make a depression in each with your thumb.
6

Bake for 12-15 minutes, until cookies begin to brown on the bottoms. Carefully remove to wire rack and while hot fill each depression with 1/2 teaspoon of apricot preserves or your favorite jam.