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Pineapple-filled Cream Cheese Delights

type: refrigerator, rolled
makes: 10 large cookies

filling
1 cup crushed pineapple with juice
1 cup granulated sugar
2-1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup water
cookie
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon soda
2/3 cup butter or margarine
1, 3 ounce package cream cheese, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon peel
icing
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate

Make the filling: Combine crushed pineapple with juice, sugar, cornstarch, butter and water in saucepan.
Cook, stirring until thickened.
Remove from heat and let cool.
Make the cookies: Combine flour, baking soda, salt and sugar; set aside.
Beat butter, cream cheese, and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add egg, lemon juice and lemon peel.
Add dry ingredients.
Cover and chill for 15-30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350F.
Lightly grease baking sheet.
Use a fourth of the dough at a time, keeping the remainder refrigerated.
Roll to 1/8 inch thick on a flour surface.
Cut into 2 inch rounds.
Place half of the rounds on baking sheet.
Place about 1/2 teaspoon of filling in the center of cookies.
Cover cookies with the remaining cookie rounds and seal the edges.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
Remove to wire rack and let cool completely.
Make icing: Sift powdered sugar.
Cream in the butter.
Add vanilla and orange juice concentrate.
If icing is too thin, add more powdered sugar; if too thick, add more orange juice.
Drizzle over cooled cookies.
 

Reviews
 
Sandee McCarron from Rockledge, FL
Great tasting cookie that ends up being as big as a small pie!  I doubled the recipe BUT found two problems: (1) Even after refrigerating, dough was very sticky. Had to keep working more flour into it to be able to roll it out and (2) I had 1/2 bowl of filling left after doubling recipe so I had to do ANOTHER double dough recipe to use it up.  I would suggest making a single filling recipe with a double cookie recipe.  I didn't make the frosting as they were great without it!