Nov 2, 2008
Viennese Cookie Rolls
70 g butter, soft
90 g cream cheese
120 g flour
1 pn of salt
4 tb jam, e.g. fig lime jam
egg yolk and milk, mixed
finely ground nuts, if desired
powdered sugar, if desired
Combine butter with cream cheese and salt. Whisk until creamy. Add flour. Using your hands, knead until combined and nearly smooth, but don't knead to much. Flatten the dough, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 3 hours (or overnight).
On a floured surface, roll out the dough into a thin rectangle. Cut into about 20 squares (5 cm). Put small amounts of jam on one corner of each piece. Starting with the jam corner, roll each piece to a loose roll. Place on a baking tray (lined with parchment paper) and brush with egg milk. Sprinkle with nuts, if wanted. Bake in preheated oven at 200 deg C for about 15 minutes or until lightly golden.