Filled Beehive Cookies

Submitted by GrammaJeanne

"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!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 36 Cookies
• Serves: 36

ingredients

• Cookie Dough

• 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

• Filling

• 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

directions

1. Filling: Combine all filling ingredients together in a bowl and mix well. Set aside.
2. Cookie Dough: Sift together flour and salt, then cut in butter.
3. Stir in powdered sugar and lemon rind.
4. Add egg, vanilla & light cream, then mix until dough is smooth.
5. 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.
6. Place rounds on a greased baking sheet (or line with parchment) and top each with 1 Tblsp of apple filling (keep in a mound).
7. 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.
8. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.

Reviews

[Chef -Wannabe]

I made these for a ladies tea. They looked very elegant on the pretty serving dishes. I had at least 5 ladies ask me for the recipe! The applesauce, spice and walnuts make these so very good. I was happy to share your recipe and I am sure I'll be making these again.