Recipe - Crazy Annies Croatian Peace Cookies Finalist

2 cup Allpurpose flour
8 ounce Cream cheese; softened
One half pound Unsalted butter; softened
Apricot; Raspberry Or
Strawberry Jam Or: Lekvar
(Prune)
Confectioners' sugar

Cream butter and sugar together. Stir in flour and work dough into a smooth
ball. Chill dough 30 minutes in refrigerator. Roll out dough about 1/8inch
thick and cut into 3inch squares. Place scant teaspoon of preserves or
fruit puree in center of square. Bring opposite corners of square to center
and overlap slightly. You will have a long cookie with pointed ends.

Gently place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake in preheated 350degree oven
for 8 to 10 minutes until edges and bottoms of cookies are golden. Remove
with spatula to cooling cloth. Sprinkle lightly with confectioners' sugar.
Store in an airtight tin between layers of wax paper. Makes 36.

Formatted by suechef@sover.net

NOTES : Darrlyn Reynolds of Poquoson. Reynolds is of Croatian descent. The
recipe is a handmedown from the "Old Country," taught to her by her
mother. "This cookie is a loving tribute to the memory of my mother; but
more importantly, each cookie is a prayer for peace for all people
everywhere living in wartorn nations."
Recipe by: Newport News' Centennial Cookie Contest

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #834 by Sue suechef@sover.net on Oct 09,
1997