Nutjammer Cookies

A Christmas cookie.

1  cup  butter (can use half margarine)
8  oz  cream cheese
2  cups  flour, sifted
1/2  tsp  baking powder
12  oz  apricot or peach jam
2  cups  chopped pecans
2  tsp  sugar
Powdered sugar

Cream butter and cream cheese together. Add flour and baking powder. Chill dough 2-3 hours.

Combine jam, nuts, and sugar. Wroking with 1/4 of the dough at one time (keeping the rest chilled), roll out on floured surface to 1/16" thickness. Cut into 2-inch squares. Place on cookie sheet. Put 1 tsp of the nut mixture on each square. Top with another square of dough. Press edges together with a floured fork.

Bake @350 degrees for 15-20 minutes, until lightly browned. Cool.Sprinkle with sifted powdered sugar.