Hungarian Cookie Treasures

My husband is 1/2 Hungarian and I was the lucky recipient of a lot of his family recipes because I liked to bake. This was one that I've changed up a bit to make it my own. It is so simple with only 6 ingredients. And you can add the jam or preserves of your liking, or sub a nut filling too. Dress it up with powdered sugar, frosting, or serve them plain. No matter what, you can bet they will get rave reviews with their buttery taste.

This is an old-fashioned cookie, but it's more like a mini-pie in cookie form. The dough's slightly sweet but the sweetness mostly comes from the jam and powdered sugar. The jam's a little surprise inside the soft and chewy cookie. They're a little time consuming to make, but are very tasty and would be tasty to include in a cookie exchange.

Ingredients
8 oz
cream cheese, softened
1 lb
real butter, softened (no substitutes here)
1 c
granulated sugar
5 c
all-purpose flour
1-1/2 c
jam or preserves of your choice -- or you can optionally use a nut filling
1 c
powdered sugar, for dusting

How to Make Hungarian Cookie Treasures

1.  Mixing cream cheese, butter, and sugar.
2. With using a stand mixer, add the cream cheese, softened butter, and the 1 cup of granulated sugar. Mix on medium speed until well blended.
3.  Slowly adding flour.
4. Add the flour one cup at a time, mixing until evenly incorporated. Remove dough from mixer and press it into a ball. Wrap in plastic and allow to rest in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
5. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
6. ..............................

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