Ingredients :

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Dough :
8 oz Cream cheese
1 cup Unsalted butter
1/2 cup Confectioner's sugar
1 pch Salt
1/2 tsp Lemon juice
1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
2 cup All- purpose flour
1 lrg Egg
1/4 cup Crystallized or granulated sugar

Apricot Filling :
1 cup Apricot jam
2 tbl Cake crumbs, optional
3/4 cup Walnuts, broken up

Chocolate Filling :
1 cup Shaved bittersweet chocolate, (about 8 ounces)
1/4 cup Sugar
1 lrg Egg
1 1/4 cup Crystallized or granulated sugar

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Method :

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* Place the cream cheese, butter, confectioner's sugar, lemon juice and vanilla in a food processor.
* Add the flour and pulse til a very soft dough is formed. Refrigerate for at least ONE HOUR.
* Mix the ingredients for the filling of your choice and divide the dough into 4 balls. Roll the balls out into 4 circles, about 1/8 inch thick and spread with apricot or chocolate filling.
* Cut into pie- shaped pieces 1-inch wide at the circumference. Roll up from the wide side to the center.
* Beat the egg and brush the top.
* Sprinkle with the crystallized (or granulated) sugar and place flat on a greased cookie sheet. (Alternately, roll out each ball to a rectangle, 1/4-inch thick. Top with apricot or chocolate filling.
* Roll each rectangle into a jelly roll and cut into 1/2-inch pieces. Lay flat on a greased cookie sheet. Beat the egg, brush the tops of each cookie, and sprinkle with the crystallized (or granulated) sugar.
* Bake on a greased cookie sheet in a preheated 350 degree oven for 25 minutes or until golden brown.