SUGAR FREE RUGELACH

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Yield 64 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup margarine
8 ounces package of cream cheese
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup chopped raisins
1 cup chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
Apricot All-Fruit or Spreadable Fruit

Steps:

1.Cream together the margarine and cream cheese in the bowl of an electric mixer. Blend in the vanilla. 2. Mix in flour. Chill the dough. 3. To make filling: Mix together the chopped raisins, chopped walnuts and cinnamon. If you have a food processor, place the whole walnuts and raisins into the bowl, sprinkle with cinnamon, and chop them together by processing in short pulses. 4. Divide the dough into 4 equal portions. Roll out each portion into a 10 - 12 inch circle on a lightly floured board or between two sheets of wax paper. 5. Spread a light layer of All-Fruit (approximately 2 tbsp) into each dough circle. Sprinkle each circle with approximately 1/4 cup of the chopped nut-raisin-cinnamon mixture. 6. Cut each circle into 16 wedges using a pastry cutter or a pizza cutter. Roll each wedge from base to point. 7. Place point down on a lightly greased or parchment lined baking sheets. Bake for 15-17 minutes at 375 degrees F (or until golden). Remove to racks to cool.