Apricot Empanadas- Easy

Per serving

146.7kcal
1.7гProteins
10.3гFats
12.5гCarbs

These little cookies are so good! You can use any flavor jam in place of apricot to customize these for your family's tastes. Be sure to allow the dough to chill overnight so it's easy to handle.

Ingredients

24 serv.
  • butter, softened1 cup
  • cream cheese, softened6 ounces
  • all-purpose flour2 cups
  • lemon zest, grated2 teaspoons
  • apricot jam8 tablespoons
  • cinnamon sugar

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 1

    In a small bowl, cream butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in flour and lemon zest. Shape dough into a ball. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

  2. 2

    Remove dough from the fridge 1 hour before rolling out.

  3. 3

    On a lightly floured surface roll out the dough into a rectangle approximately 12x18. Cut the dough into 6 strips (longways) and 4 cuts across so that you end up with 24 squares about 3x3 inches. Brush the edges of all the little squares with water. Spoon about a teaspoon of jam into the center of each one, fold pastry over filling forming little triangles. Seal the edges well with a fork. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar.

  4. 4

    Place on greased baking sheets (I use parchment paper instead) and bake 15-18 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks.

  5. 5

    Refrigerate leftovers (we never have leftovers).

Source: food.com
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