Cinnamon Chip Gems

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 48 gems

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter, softened
• 2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄3 cup  toasted  ground almonds
• 2  eggs
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄3 cups  cinnamon baking chips, divided

Directions

1. Beat butter and cream cheese in large bowl until well blended; stir in flour, sugar and almonds.
2. Cover and refrigerate for about 1 hour.
3. Divided dough into 4 equal parts.
4. Shape each part into 12 smooth balls.
5. Place each ball in small muffin cup (about 1 3/4 inch diameter); press evenly on bottom and up sides of each cup.
6. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
7. Beat eggs in small bowl.
8. Add condensed milk and vanilla and mix well.
9. Place about 7 cinnamon chips in each dough cup and fill about 3/4 full with egg/milk mixture.
10. Bake 18-20 minutes or until tops are puffed and just beginning to turn golden brown.
11. Cool 3 minutes.
12. Sprinkle about 15 chips on top of the filling.
13. Cool completely in pan or on wire rack.