Easy Jam-Filled Cookies

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup butter softened
• 0.5 tsp calumet baking powder 
• 8 oz philadelphia cream cheese softened
• 2  eggs divided
• 2.5 cups flour 
• 0.7 cup granulated sugar 
• 1 tsp powdered sugar 
• 0.8 cup strawberry jam 
• 1 tsp vanilla 
• 0.3 cup planters walnuts finely chopped

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• blender
• wooden spoon

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Beat cream cheese, butter and granulated sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Separate 1 egg; reserve white for later use.
3. Add yolk, second (whole) egg and vanilla to cream cheese mixture; mix well. Gradually beat in combined flour and baking powder until blended.
4. Divide dough into 4 equal pieces.
5. Roll each piece into 12x1-inch log; place, 2 inches apart, on large baking sheet. Use handle of wooden spoon or fingers to make 1/2-inch-wide and 1/2-inch-deep depression down center of each log. Beat reserved egg white with fork; brush over dough.
6. Sprinkle with nuts. Fill depressions with jam.
7. Bake 25 to 27 min. or until edges are lightly browned.
8. Transfer to wire racks; cool.
9. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
10. Cut each log into 12 diagonal slices.