Cherry Pinwheels
Posted by: Shaz Mon, 10 May 2004, at 8:25 p.m.
Source: Cherry Marketing Institute
 

1/2 cup 4% fat cream-style cottage cheese (no substitutions)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup butter (no substitutions)

1/2 cup cherry preserves
1 egg white

Granulated sugar

In a large mixing bowl, combine cottage cheese and flour. Cut in butter. Press dough together and flatten. Divide dough into quarters; wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.

On a well-floured surface, roll out 1 piece of dough into a rectangle about 1/16-inch thick. Dough will be sticky. Keep remaining dough refrigerated. With a sharp knife, cut rectangle into 2 1/2-inch squares. Transfer squares to greased baking sheets.

Make 1-inch diagonal cuts from each corner toward the center of each square. Place 1/4 teaspoon jam in the center. Fold every other tip to center over the jam to form a pinwheel. Refrigerate 10 minutes.

Lightly brush tops of dough with egg white; sprinkle with sugar. Bake in a preheated 350º oven 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden brown. Let cool.

Makes about 3 dozen cookies.


Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 72 Calories; 5g Fat (64.6% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 6g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 14mg Cholesterol; 67mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain (Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.