Fruit And Nut Pinwheels

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3 tablespoons sugar, divided
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup smuckers cherry jam
• 1 cup dried cranberries or 1 cup dried cherries
• 3/4 cup toasted walnuts, chopped
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 in bowl, beat cream cheese with butter until fluffy; beat in 1 tablespoons sugar. stir in flour in 2 additions.
• 2 divide dough in half; shape each half into a rectangle. wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
• 3 place jam, and dried fruit in food processor and process until finely choped. stir in chopped walnuts.
• 4 combine remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon.
• 5 sprinkle work surface with half sugar-cinnamon mixture.
• 6 place 1 rectangle dough on top of the sugar mixture, with floured rolling pin, roll out dough into 12x8-inch rectangle.
• 7 spread with half jam mixture and starting at the long side, roll into tight log.
• 8 cut into 1/2-inch thick slices (discarding ends) and place on parchment lined baking sheets.
• 9 repeat with remaining sugar mixture, dough and filling.
• 10 bake at 350f for about 24 minutes or until golden.
• 11 cool in pans on racks. store in air-tight containers.