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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Nov 18, 2009
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A lovely apricot filling peeks out from pretty pinwheel cookies sprinkled with chopped almonds.

Apricot Pinwheels

  • Prep Time 1 hr 20 min
  • Total 1 hr 50 min
  • Servings 48
  • Ingredients 8
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Ingredients

  • 1 package (3 oz) cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup apricot jam or preserves
  • 1/4 chopped unblanched almonds
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon, until light and fluffy. Stir in flour and salt. Cover and refrigerate about 30 minutes or until firm.
  • Step 
    2
    Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease cookie sheets with shortening. On generously floured surface, roll dough into 16x12-inch rectangle. Cut rectangle into 48 (2-inch) squares, 8 rows by 6 rows. Use metal spatula to place squares 1 inch apart on cookie sheets.
  • Step 
    3
    Spread each square with about 1/4 teaspoon jam. On each square, cut from each corner to 1/4 inch from center. Bring every other point to center and press together to form pinwheel. Sprinkle each with almonds.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack; cool.

Nutrition

80 Calories
5g Total Fat
1g Protein
7g Total Carbohydrate
2g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
80
Calories from Fat
45
Total Fat
5g
7%
Saturated Fat
3g
14%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
4%
Sodium
40mg
2%
Potassium
15mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
7g
2%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
2g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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