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24 servings |
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Pastry:
1/2 cup unsalted butter, cold, cut into pieces
1 cup all-purpose flour
4 oz. cream cheese, cold, cut into pieces
1/2 cup raspberry jam to spread on cookies
Filling:
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts
1 tbsp. cinnamon
1 tbsp. cocoa
1 tsp. finely grated orange peel (optional)
Glaze:
1 egg
2 tbsp. cream
1/3 cup coarse white sugar or chopped nuts or regular sugar
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Directions:
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Make the pastry by cutting the butter into the flour until crumbly. Then cut in the cheese until crumbly. Gather the dough together and form a ball. Knead a few times. Divide dough in half and shape into two balls. Wrap and refrigerate until ready to use. The pastry can be easily made in a food processor--process until the dough just comes together.
Prepare the filling by combine the brown sugar, nuts, cinnamon, cocoa and orange peel.
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Roll out each ball of dough into a circle. The thinner the pastry, the crisper the cookies will be. Spread each round with a thin layer of jam. Sprinkle with the filling and pat it in firmly.
Cut each circle into 12 wedges and roll each wedge up tightly from the outside edge. Like a crescent.
Butter a cookie sheet well or line with parchment paper. Arrange the crescents on the cookie sheet. combine the egg and cream. Brush the cookies with the glaze and sprinkle with sugar. (Crescents can now be frozen.)
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until golden. Frozen crescents will require a slightly longer baking time.
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Comments from olga
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An all-time favourite.
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