Subj : Valentine's Cookies - 13 To : All From : Dave Drum Date : Sat Feb 10 2024 16:49:13 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Berry-Cream Cookie Snaps Categories: Cookies, Fruits, Dairy, Cheese Yield: 24 servings 4 oz Cream cheese; softened 1/4 c Sugar 2 tb Seedless strawberry jam 1/4 c Heavy whipping cream; - whipped 1 (to 3) drops red food - coloring; opt MMMMM---------------------------BATTER-------------------------------- 1/2 c Sugar 1/3 c A-P flour 1/8 ts Salt 2 lg Egg whites; room temp 1/4 ts Vanilla extract 1/4 c Butter; melted, cooled Chopped fresh strawberries; - opt Set oven @ 400ºF/205ºC. Beat cream cheese, sugar and jam until blended. Fold in whipped cream and, if desired, food coloring. Refrigerate. For batter, whisk sugar, flour and salt; stir in egg whites and vanilla until smooth. Whisk in butter until blended. Line baking sheets with parchment. Preparing 4 cookies at a time, drop batter by 1-1/2 teaspoonfuls 4 in. apart onto prepared pans. Bake until edges are lightly browned, 5-8 minutes. Loosen each cookie and curl around a wooden spoon handle. Press lightly to seal; hold until set, about 20 seconds. Transfer to waxed paper to cool. Repeat with remaining cookies. If cookies become too cool to shape, return to oven for 1 minute to soften. Just before serving, spoon filling into cookie shells. Or pipe it by cutting a small hole in the tip of a pastry bag and inserting a star tip, then transferring filling to bag. After filling shells, dip ends of cookies into chopped strawberries if desired. Refrigerate leftovers. Crystal Briddick, Colfax, Illinois Makes: about 2 dozen RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... If it's edible chances are Paula Deen has dumped it into her deep fryer --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200) .