Sweet Empanaditas - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup desired flavor of tropical fruit jam (such as pineapple or Hawaiian Fruit)
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation

Combine butter and cream cheese in a large bowl. Beat until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour, beating on low speed until combined.
Gather mixture into a ball and divide in half. Cover and chill for 1 to 2 hours or until dough is easy to handle.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper or nonstick foil; set aside.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out one of the dough portions to a 1/8 inch thickness.
Using a round 3 to 3 1/2 inch cookie cutter, cut out dough. place about 1 teaspoon of the jam in the center of each round.
Moisten edges of dough with water. Fold the dough in half to enclose the jam; press edges together with the tines of a fork to seal.
Place the empanaditas 1 inch apart on the prepared cookie sheet, Bake in oven for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown.
In a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon. While cookies are warm, carefully roll them in cinnamon-sugar.Place on a wire rack; let cool. Repeat with remaining dough portion, remaining jam, and remaining cinnamon-sugar.