FILLED BEEHIVE COOKIES

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As a girl, my mother made these for special occasions and we loved them! When I was working with the young women at church, I made them for the girls and they loved them too. They look like beehives and have a wonderful apple-walnut filling. Yum!

Provided by GrammaJeanne

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h30m

Yield 36 Cookies, 36 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup butter
2/3 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 large egg
1 tablespoon light cream or 1 tablespoon half-and-half
3/4 cup applesauce
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
4 tablespoons powdered sugar

Steps:

  • Filling: Combine all filling ingredients together in a bowl and mix well. Set aside.
  • Cookie Dough: Sift together flour and salt, then cut in butter.
  • Stir in powdered sugar and lemon rind.
  • Add egg, vanilla & light cream, then mix until dough is smooth.
  • Form into a ball. Roll out 1/4 of dough on floured pastry cloth to 1/8 inch thick. Cut into rounds with 1 1/2" cutter.
  • Place rounds on a greased baking sheet (or line with parchment) and top each with 1 Tblsp of apple filling (keep in a mound).
  • Roll remaining dough with your hands on a cloth into pencil like strips 8 inches long and 1/2 inch thick. Wind one strip in a spiral fashion around the filling of each cookie, beginning at the base and gradually close at the top.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.

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