Food & Cooking Recipes Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes Jam-Filled Cream-Cheese Cookies 3.4 (74) 16 Reviews By Martha Stewart Editors Martha Stewart Editors Facebook Instagram Twitter Website An article attributed to "Martha Stewart Editors" indicates when several writers and editors have contributed to an article over the years. These collaborations allow us to provide you with the most accurate, up-to-date, and comprehensive information available.The Martha Stewart team aims to teach and inspire readers daily with tested-until-perfected recipes, creative DIY projects, and elevated home and entertaining ideas. They are experts in their fields who research, create, and test the best ways to help readers design the life they want. The joy is in the doing. Editorial Guidelines Updated on January 9, 2019 Print Share Share Tweet Pin Email Prep Time: 45 mins Total Time: 1 hrs 30 mins Yield: 48 The cream-cheese dough and the variety of jellies make these cookies very appealing and delicious. Ingredients 8 ounces bar cream cheese, room temperature ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature ⅓ cup sugar 2 cups all-purpose flour, (spooned and leveled) ½ teaspoon coarse salt 1 egg yolk 1 ½ cups jam, jelly, or preserves Directions In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, butter, and sugar until light and fluffy. With mixer on low, add flour and salt; beat until combined (do not overmix). Divide dough into 3 portions; flatten each into a disk. Roll each disk to an 1/8-inch thickness between sheets of parchment. Stack dough (still in parchment) on a baking sheet; refrigerate 20 minutes. (To store, wrap in plastic and freeze on sheet, up to 2 weeks. Thaw until pliable before using.) Preheat oven to 375 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. Mix egg yolk with 1/2 teaspoon water. Working with 1 dough sheet at a time, peel off parchment (save for baking). With a 2 1/2-inch round or 2-inch star-shaped cookie cutter, cut out cookies. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon jam into center of each and brush exposed dough with egg wash. Shape cookies; arrange, 2 inches apart, on 2 parchment-lined baking sheets and refrigerate 20 minutes (reroll scraps). Bake until cookies are light golden brown, about 15 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Let cool completely on wire racks. (To store, cover and keep at room temperature, up to 4 days.) Cook's Notes Jams, jellies, and preserves that include pectin work best as a cookie filling. When using rounds of dough, firmly pinch edge to form 4 corners. If using star-shaped dough, fold points over to center and press lightly to seal. Variations If you like, brush top of filled star cookies with egg wash and sprinkle with sugar before baking. Print