Melt-In-Your-Mouth Nut Streudel - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. margarine or butter
2 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. sugar
1/3 c. milk
1/2 lb. ground walnuts or pecans
powdered sugar

Preparation

Beat the cream cheese and butter or margarine.
Add flour and mix well. Shape into ball.
Cover and chill 1 to 2 hours.
Cook sugar and milk over medium heat until milk boils and sugar dissolves. Stir occasionally. Add nuts.
Remove from heat.
Cool until spreadable. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to form an 18 x 12-inch rectangle.
Cut in half lengthwise.
Spread each with nut filling.
Starting from a long side, roll up each strip, jelly roll style.
Cut rolls crosswise in half.
Place seam side down on ungreased cookie sheet. Cut into 1/2-inch thick slices without separating.
Bake in a 350\u00b0 oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until done.
Let cool slightly. Remove and cool on racks.
Dust with powdered sugar. Separate slices into cookies. Cover and refrigerate or freeze.
Makes about 60.