Ukrainian Kolechka - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine (at room temperature)
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese (at room temperature)
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
thick jam or canned fruit filling, such as apricot or prune

Preparation

Cream butter and cream cheese until fluffy.
Beat in vanilla extract.
Combine flour and salt; add in fourths to butter mixture, blending well after each addition.
Chill dough until easy to handle.
Roll dough to 3/8 thickness on a floured surface.
Cut out 2-inch circles or other shapes.
Place on ungreased baking sheets.
Make a\"thumb print\" about 1/4 inch deep in each cookie.
Fill with jam.
Bake at 350 F 10 to 15 minutes, or until delicately browned on edges.