Jam Strip Cheesers (cookies)

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 3 ounces cream cheese
• jam or jelly

Recipe

• 1 combine everything except the jam or jelly.
• 2 roll out on a floured surface, half at a time, to a 12x3-inch strip. cut into 3x1-inch strips. make a deep groove lengthwise down the center of each cookie with handle of knife, keeping ends closed (i.e., the groove stops a little before the short end of the cookie).
• 3 place on ungreased cookie sheets. fill groove with jam or jelly, using about 1/4 cup overall.
• 4 bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.