Walnut-Filled Pillows Recipe

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These tender cookie pillows, filled with a delicious walnut mixture, are my husband's favorite. He says it wouldn't be Christmas without them.

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Walnut-Filled Pillows Recipe

Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch

Yield: 28 Servings

30 10 40

Ingredients

1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
1 package (3 ounces) cold cream cheese
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup ground walnuts
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons whole milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
1 egg, lightly beaten
Confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, cut butter and cream cheese into flour until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Blend mixture together until smooth dough forms, about 3 minutes. Pat into a rectangle; wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm. For filling, combine the walnuts, sugar, milk and vanilla.
Unwrap dough and place on a lightly floured surface. Roll into a 17-1/2-in. x 10-in. rectangle; cut into 2-1/2-in. squares. Place a level teaspoonful of filling in the center of each square. Moisten edges with water; fold in half and seal with a fork. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Brush with egg.
Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Yield: 28 cookies.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 84 calories, 6 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 20 mg cholesterol, 45 mg sodium, 6 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Walnut-Filled Pillows in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2002, p34

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Reviewed on Nov. 22, 2011 by nessienessa

I enjoyed making these beautiful things and enjoyed it even more when I saw the look on people's faces once they took a bite. Very unique kind of cookie ;)

Reviewed on Apr. 14, 2009 by glenswife

like moms' croation horns