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Prep Time: 40 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 70 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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These cute cookies are crispy on the outside and light and fluffy inside. You could also bake the cookies flat and serve the filling as a cookie dip if you like. Ingredients:
4 ounces cream cheese, softened |
1/4 cup sugar |
2 tablespoons seedless strawberry jam |
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped |
1 -3 drop red food coloring (optional) |
1/2 cup sugar |
1/3 cup all-purpose flour |
2 egg whites |
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1/8 teaspoon salt |
1/4 cup butter, melted and cooled |
1/2 cup chopped fresh strawberries |
additional sugar |
Directions:
1. For filling, in a small mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar and jam until blended. Fold in whipped cream and food coloring if desired. Chill.
2. In a bowl, whisk the sugar, flour, egg whites, vanilla and salt until smooth. Whisk in butter until blended. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Preparing four cookies at a time, drop batter by 1-1/2 teaspoonfuls 4 inches apart onto prepared pan. Bake at 400° for 5-8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
3. Immediately remove one cookie at a time from parchment and form into a tube around a greased clean round wooden clothespin. Press lightly to seal; hold until set, about 20 seconds. Remove cookie from clothespin; place on waxed paper to cool. Continue with remaining cookies. If cookies become too cool to shape, return to oven for 1 minute to soften. Repeat with remaining batter.
4. Just before serving, pipe or spoon filling into cookie shells. Dip end of cookie into strawberries and additional sugar. Refrigerate leftovers.
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