Empanadas

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 cup fruit preserves
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• day before: cream butter and cream cheese together until smoothly blended. beat in the flour. shape dough into a smooth ball, wrap in foil or cling wrap, and refrigerate overnight or up to a week.
• at baking time: remove dough from refrigerator 30 minutes before using. start heating oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• roll chilled dough thin. cut with 3 or 4 inch round cookie cutter. place small spoonful of jam in center of each round, moisten edges with water.
• fold round over and press edges together. bake on ungreased cookie sheet 15 to 20 minutes. immediately roll in sugar mixed with cinnamon (traditional) or in confectioners' sugar if preferred.