Ingredients
Dough:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 3/4 all purpose flour
Filling:
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup dried cranberries and raisins mixed
- 2/3 cup chopped toasted walnuts or almonds
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
Instructions
For dough:
- Beat butter and cream cheese in large bowl until light. Add sugar; beat until fluffy. Mix in flour. Gather dough into ball and gently knead until smooth. Gather into ball and flatten wrap in plastic wrap and chill 1 hour. When ready, divide dough into four pieces.
For filling:
- Combine ¾ cup sugar, cranberries walnuts, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg and cocoa powder in food processor and give it a few good chops. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place 1 dough piece on floured work surface. Roll out dough to about 1/8 inch thickness. Spread 3 tablespoons filling over round, leaving ½ – inch border. Cut round into 1/8 in. wedges. Starting at wide end of each wedge, roll up tightly and completely to tip.
- Place cookies, tip pointing down, on ungreased baking sheet and form into crescents. Repeat with 3 more dough disks and filling. Bake until golden, about 20 minutes. Repeat with remaining 4 disks.
Notes
Prep Time does NOT include Inactive Prep Time!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1