Filled Cookies
9/10/99
Desert
Irene Sobo
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cream cheese, softened	1 ( 8 oz.)
butter or margarine	1/2 cup
Crisco	1/2 cup
flour	2 cups
powdered sugar	
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Filling:
Bakers Joy or Solo pie filling or
All natural preserves...flavors of your choice ( for diabetics)
(Substitute flour for powdered sugar for diabetics)

Cream the cheese til light and fluffy.  Add butter or margarine
and crisco and mix well.  Add flour and again, mix well.
Chill dough overnight.  
Preheat oven to 375°F.  Roll out dough on either a floured
covered surface or cover with powdered sugar.  Cut circles
with the top of a large glass, either dipped in flour or the powdered
sugar.   On one side of the circle, place a scant 1/4 tsp. of filling. 
Fold over and pinch ends closed tightly.  Place on baking sheet and bake
for 15-17 minutes. Cool and store in refrigerator. Before serving,
sprinkle with powdered sugar ( if allowed ) and serve at room temp.

NOTE:  Because of the lack of sugar in the preserves, the filling
will seep out no matter how tightly the cookies are closed.
It doesn't matter that much...cause they will still be good.

Source: My MIL
Dee