cream cheese spirals (cookies)

How To Make cream cheese spirals (cookies)

• 1

  With an electric mixer, cream the butter, cream cheese and 2 tsp sugar until soft. Sift the flour over the cream cheese mixture and mix until combined. Gather into a ball and divide in half. Flatten each half, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• 2

  Make the Filling: In a small bowl, mix together the chopped walnuts, brown sugar and cinnamon; set aside.
• 3

  Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
• 4

  Working with one half of the dough at a time, roll it out thinly into a circle about 11 inches in diameter. Trim the edges with a knife, using a dinner plate as a guide. Brush the surface with the egg white glaze and then sprinkle evenly with half of the filling.
• 5

  Cut the circle into quarters, and each quarter into 4 sections, to form 16 triangles. Starting from the base of the triangles, roll up to form spirals.
• 6

  Place the spirals on the cookie sheets and brush with the remaining glaze. Sprinkle with caster sugar. Bake for 15 - 20 minutes, or until golden. Cool on a wire rack.
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