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Apricot Cheesecake Pockets

Makes: 24 servings
Prep: 1 hr
Bake: 20 mins

Ingredients
2 cups flour
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
12 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
2 sticks (8 oz.) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup apricot jam
1 1/4 cups confectioners sugar


2
Gold sparkling sugar, for decorating
Directions
1. In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, granulated sugar and salt.
2. Using an electric mixer, beat 8 oz. cream cheese and the butter on medium-high speed
until fluffy, 1 minute. Beat in the flour mixture on low speed. Divide the dough in half;
place each half on a large piece of plastic wrap. Using the wrap to help, form the dough
into disks and seal. Chill the dough until firm, at least 1 hour.
3. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix half the beaten egg into the remaining 4 oz. cream
cheese. Stir 1 tsp. water into the remaining egg. Chill both the cream cheese mixture and
the egg wash.
4. Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 350 degrees . Line 2
cookie sheets with parchment. Working on a floured surface, roll out 1 disk of dough 1/4
inch thick. Using a 4-inch round cutter, cut out the cookies and place on the pans. Repeat
with the remaining dough disk. Reroll any scraps and cut out enough cookies to total 24.
5. Transfer 1 of the pans to the refrigerator. Working with the other pan, place 1 tsp. of the
cream cheese mixture and 1 tsp. jam in the center of each cookie. Using a pastry brush,
coat the cookie edges with the egg wash; fold over the filling. Using the back of a fork,
seal the edges. Brush the tops with egg wash. Place the pan in the refrigerator; repeat with
the remaining cookies.
6. Bake the cookies until golden, 16 to 18 minutes. Transfer to a rack; let cool.
7. In a medium bowl, whisk the confectioners sugar with 2 tbsp. water. Working over the
parchment, drizzle the cookies with the glaze. Sprinkle with the sparkling sugar. Let the
glaze set.