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Walnut-Filled Pillows
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Nancy Kostrej
"These tender cookie pillows, filled with a delicious walnut mixture, are my husband's favorite. He says it wouldn't be Christmas without them."
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PREP TIME
30 Min
COOK TIME
10 Min
READY IN
40 Min
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INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup cold butter (no substitutes)
1 (3 ounce) package cold cream cheese
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup ground walnuts
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
1 egg, lightly beaten
confectioners' sugar
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DIRECTIONS
In a large bowl, cut butter and cream cheese into flour until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Using your hands, blend mixture together until smooth dough forms, about 3 minutes. Pat into a rectangle; wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm. For filling, combine the walnuts, sugar, milk and vanilla.
Unwrap dough and place on a lightly floured surface. Roll into a 17-1/2-in. x 10-in. rectangle; cut into 2-1/2-in. squares. Place a level teaspoonful of filling in the center of each square. Moisten edges with water; fold in half and seal with a fork. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Brush with egg. Bake at 375 degrees F for 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. Dust with confectioners' sugar.
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Reviewed on Nov. 10, 2006 by
Grumbleinmytummie
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Nov. 10, 2006
yummmmm! I needed something different for a party I'm going to, so I did a search for ingredients using almond extract and confectioners suger and I came upon this recipe. I just finished them a little while ago-They were a bit time consuming, but well worth it. This was a fun recipe to make. I had issues trying to form a perfect 17.5 x 10 rectangle so I didnt quite have the 28 cookies but I did ok. I thought the 3oz package of cream cheese was a typo since I've never seen them in anything other than an 8oz but a quick search of other recipes and the Kraft site indeed confirmed that was correct. I actually took an 8 oz package and cut it in half. (Then I made another batch with the other half- so this recipe really ought to be doubled, and works well with the extra cream cheese. Some of the cookies were spreading open so you really have to seal the cookies good before using the fork on them. I pinched them tight, then tapped the sides/ends on the table to make them even again. I used almonds instead of walnuts, and almond extract instead of vanilla. I also added a heaping teaspoon of cocoa powder to the filling. I dont have a food processer, so I ground up the almonds with my hand-held Braun blender in a cup. These cooked for about 15 minutes, so a tad longer than is called for. Flaky, light and very tasty! Will definatly make again!
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Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2006 by
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Susan
Dec. 23, 2006
I also switched the walnuts for almonds and used almond extract instead of vanilla. Additionally, I folded the corners of the square to create triangles instead of rectangles...they looked much nicer on the plate. These will definitely become a Christmas tradition with our family...
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Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2006 by
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ANGELA97303
Dec. 11, 2006
these are great but require patience. I followed the recipe to a 'T'. I found that once you put the walnut mix in the center, spread it out oblong some and then REALLY pinch those edges, using the edge of the fork afterwards to push the edges back in and then again after you put your indentions in it. They were not only good, but quite beautiful in our 'treat' bags we passed around.
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Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2007 by
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MAGGIE2050
Dec. 29, 2007
I really like the recipe. I did make a few changes. My husband thought the pastry was kind of blah so I added 1/4 c sugar to sweeten it a little. Also when I made the second batch I added a little cinnamon to it. You can really do quite a few different things to the filling. I hadn't thought about all the different ways to make the pillow. Will try some of the other suggestions next time.
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I really like the recipe. I did make a few changes. My husband thought the pastry was kind of...
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Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2007 by
MuscleMan
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MuscleMan
Dec. 20, 2007
These cookies take a little time to make but are well worth it. Basically followed the directions as given. Note that I had to bake them for 16 minutes. Made one batch with walnuts & vanilla in rectangles. Made a second batch with walnuts & almond extract in triangles. I would recommend making the double batch since this recipe only yields 28 cookies. The triangles were a little less work and seemed to turn out better (more consistent shape). Although both fillings are good, I liked the one with almond extract better. Note the recipe instructions - if you use a level measured teaspoon, the filling comes out even for 28 cookies. You don't want to overfill anyway, or else they'll leak. Some variations I'd like to try in the future - skip the egg wash and sprinkle with red, green or white sugar. Fill with a few chocolate chips, or canned poppy seed filling or canned prune filling. Also, mixing some cocoa with the regular filling as others suggested would also be good. Overall, a very good recipe!!
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Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2007 by
Ms. Sell
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Ms. Sell
Dec. 20, 2007
These cookies were amazing. They became my family's favorite from day one. I couldn't cut the squares right so I used a 2.5 inch glass and made them in circles. Do not overfill as they will leak...but still taste great anyway. Thank you for the great recipe
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These cookies were amazing. They became my family's favorite from day one. I couldn't cut the...
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Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2007 by
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jasbudcrystal
Nov. 20, 2007
These turned out very yummy! Does take patience, but everyone enjoyed them. I forgot to brush the egg on the first batch and remembered for the second but I don't think there was a big difference.
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These turned out very yummy! Does take patience, but everyone enjoyed them. I forgot to brush...
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Reviewed on Dec. 28, 2006 by
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IMVINTAGE
Dec. 28, 2006
These were a little time-consuming to make but worth it. Next time I am taking Grumbleinmytummie's suggestion of adding cocoa powder to the filling. I didn't get 28 cookies either but it may be because the dough was not rolled out quite thin enough. Thansk for a very tasty cookie recipe, Nancy Kostrej!
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Reviewed on Nov. 19, 2006 by poisonpenny
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poisonpenny
Nov. 19, 2006
these cookies take time, but are well worth the effort. My son said "Mom I don't like these ....I LOVE them!!"
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